snob
/snɒb/noun
उच्चारण स्नॉब
दंभी, नकचढ़ा
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[C] disapproving
a person who admires people in the higher social classes too much and has no respect for people in the lower social classes; a person who thinks they are much better than other people because of their knowledge or taste
दंभी, नकचढ़ा
- a food snob
- an intellectual snob
- Don't be a snob; every job deserves respect.
+ 2 more examples
- He is a bit of a snob and looks down on small restaurants.
- The old lady was a snob who only mixed with rich people.
Synonyms elitist social climber highbrow pseud prig
Opposite egalitarian humble person
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
snob (countable noun)
A snob is a person, so the noun is countable. It is a disapproving word and is never a compliment.
'Snob' व्यक्ति है, इसलिए यह countable noun है। यह निंदा का शब्द है, प्रशंसा का नहीं।
- Nobody likes a snob who looks down on the servants.
- He is a snob and only talks to rich people.
a snob about sth
Use 'about' for the thing a person is snobbish over, such as food, clothes or accents.
जिस विषय पर कोई घमंडी व्यवहार करे, उसके लिए 'about' आता है, जैसे खाना, कपड़े या उच्चारण।
- Arjun is a snob about English accents.
- She is a bit of a snob about restaurants.
a wine snob / an intellectual snob (compound)
Snob is often combined with another word to show what the person is proud of: a wine snob, an intellectual snob, a car snob.
'Snob' को अक्सर दूसरे शब्द से जोड़ा जाता है, जो बताता है कि व्यक्ति किस बात का अभिमान करता है: a wine snob, an intellectual snob।
- My uncle is a cricket snob and laughs at every other sport.
snobbery / snobbish / snobby
The noun is snobbery, which is uncountable. The adjectives are snobbish and the more informal snobby.
Noun 'snobbery' है, जो uncountable है। Adjectives 'snobbish' और अधिक अनौपचारिक 'snobby' हैं।
- There is a lot of snobbery in some elite schools.
- Her snobbish remark upset the new student.
+Collocations 4
adjective + snob
intellectualsocialterribleinvertedwinefashion
- He is an intellectual snob who sneers at popular films.
verb + snob
bebecomecall someonebehave likeact like
- Do not behave like a snob with your classmates.
snob + noun
appealvaluebehaviour
- The brand sells at a high price for its snob appeal.
snob + preposition
abouttowardsto
- She is never a snob towards the junior staff.
“More examples 5
- Only a snob would refuse to sit with a child because of his clothes.
केवल कोई घमंडी व्यक्ति ही बच्चे के कपड़ों के कारण उसके साथ बैठने से मना करेगा।
- Radhika never became a snob even after she topped the state exam.
राज्य की परीक्षा में प्रथम आने के बाद भी राधिका कभी घमंडी नहीं बनी।
- He is a language snob who corrects everybody's English.
वह भाषा के मामले में घमंडी है और सबकी English सुधारता रहता है।
- Some people are snobs about food and refuse to eat at roadside stalls.
कुछ लोग खाने को लेकर घमंडी होते हैं और सड़क किनारे के ठेलों पर खाने से मना कर देते हैं।
- The old professor was a snob, but he was also very kind to poor students.
वृद्ध प्रोफ़ेसर घमंडी थे, पर वे ग़रीब विद्यार्थियों के प्रति बहुत दयालु भी थे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is very snob and never greets us.
✓ He is a snob and never greets us.
Snob is a noun. As an adjective, use snobbish or snobby.
'Snob' noun है; adjective के रूप में 'snobbish' या 'snobby' लिखें।
✗ She is snobbish for her rich cousins.
✓ She is snobbish about her rich cousins.
Use about, not for, after snobbish.
'Snobbish' के बाद 'for' नहीं, 'about' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the superior-attitude words together: snobbish, elitist (believing that a small group is better than others), haughty, supercilious, condescending, stuck-up (informal).
श्रेष्ठता के दिखावे के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: snobbish, elitist (छोटे समूह को दूसरों से श्रेष्ठ मानने वाला), haughty, supercilious, condescending, stuck-up (अनौपचारिक)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who tries to get into a higher social class is a social climber or parvenu.
उच्च सामाजिक वर्ग में घुसने का प्रयास करने वाला social climber या parvenu।