US /ˈsnɑːbɝi/
adj noun Freq #52116

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The attitude of looking down on people you think are of lower class, taste, or status.

    His snobbery showed whenever he refused to eat anywhere but the most expensive restaurants.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the attitude of looking... snobbishnesssnobbism
Word family
Forms snobberies

Etymology

From snob + -ery – doubled ‘b’ to clarify pronunciation of ‘o’.

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