SNOBBISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of condescending to those of lower social status

Synonyms:

snobbery; snobbishness; snobbism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("snobbism" is a kind of...):

arrogance; haughtiness; hauteur; high-handedness; lordliness (overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "snobbism"):

clannishness; cliquishness; exclusiveness (tendency to associate with only a select group)

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