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Meanings of snobbism in English

Catalan
esnobisme

The trait of condescending to those of lower social status.

esnobisme
Synonyms
Examples for "snobbery"
Examples for "snobbery"
1
It would provide a study in expression and expansion in social snobbery.
I Spy
2
Any excuse and it's off: no snobbery, social nuances or age restrictions.
The Irish Times
3
Others thought it spoke of snobbery from the protectors of the language.
The Irish Times
4
The only words to describe this behaviour are racism, ignorance and snobbery.
The Irish Times
5
This is at once the explanation of and excuse for his snobbery.
The Dark Lady of the Sonnets
1
This has happened through the general decay of snobbishness among us, perhaps.
Through the Eye of the Needle: A Romance
2
This is sometimes called snobbishness, but it is nothing of the kind.
None Other Gods
3
One hears many complaints about the snobbishness of running after things European.
Confessions and Criticisms
4
The little romancer is not so romantic that she forgets her snobbishness.
The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig: A Novel
5
She was a loyal little soul, crystal-free from any form of snobbishness.
Anne of the Island
Usage of snobbism in English
1
There is no practical snobbism about him.
The Mirrors of Washington
2
Love cleared his sight in an instant, where reason would have striven in vain against the stubborn prejudices of snobbism.
The Second Generation
3
Already work has become the fashion; snobbism is in disgrace; and some elements or influences of the simple life thus reestablished will remain.
Some Cities and San Francisco, and Resurgam
Frequent collocations
Translations for snobbism
Catalan
esnobisme
Snobbism through the time