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Snobbery

Definition:

Snobbery refers to the attitude or behavior of someone who believes they are superior to others due to their social class, wealth, education, or taste.

Examples:

As a noun:

• The professor's snobbery was evident in the way she spoke down to her students.
• She refused to associate with anyone she considered beneath her, displaying her snobbery openly.

As an adjective:

• The snobbery attitudes of the elite club members made newcomers feel unwelcome.
• His snobbery taste in fashion made him turn up his nose at anything that wasn't designer.

As an adverb:

• She snobbishly dismissed their opinions, illustrating her snobbery.
• He snobbily looked down on those who didn't share his refined tastes, demonstrating his snobbery.

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