snobisme
French → English
noun//snɔ.bi.zmə//
(social) Snobbery: a vain attitude characterized by imitating the upper classes and looking down on those deemed inferior
Le snobisme scolaire consiste à n'employer que certains mots précieux pour paraître plus cultivé.
(English) Academic snobbery consists of using only certain precious words to appear more cultured.
Il arbore un snobisme de décadence qui le rend inaccessible et froid aux yeux des simples mortels.
(English) He sports a snobbery of decadence that makes him inaccessible and cold in the eyes of mere mortals.
Entry ID: fr:en:snobisme · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary