snobbery

snobbery
I
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. presumption, pretension, pomposity, snootiness, hauteur; see also arrogance .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
snobbishness, elitism, airs, pretension, pretentiousness, haughtiness, conceit, *snootiness, hauteur, superciliousness, pride, *high horse, class conscience, condescension. ''The pride of those who are not sure of their position.''—Berton Braley. ''Pride in status without pride in function.''—Lionel Trilling.

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