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[ kon-duh-sen-shuhn ] / ˌkɒn dəˈsɛn ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR condescension ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan act or instance of condescending. behavior that is patronizing or condescending. voluntary assumption of equality with a person regarded as inferior. Origin of condescensionFirst recorded in 1635–45, condescension is from the Late Latin word condēscēnsiōn- (stem of condēscēnsiō). See con-, descension OTHER WORDS FROM condescensioncon·de·scen·sive [kon-duh-sen-siv], /ˌkɒn dəˈsɛn sɪv/, adjectivecon·de·scen·sive·ly, adverbnon·con·de·scen·sion, nounWords nearby condescensioncondenser, condensing osteitis, condescend, condescendence, condescending, condescension, condign, condignity, Condillac, condiment, condisciple Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for condescensionPresident Kennedy smiled without a hint of condescension and extended a hand to Douglas that was at once firm and remarkably soft. Michael Daly: My Last Day With JFK|Michael Daly|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST The men in The Group behave with glibness, condescension, and even brutality toward the Vassar grads. American Dreams, 1963: ‘The Group’ by Mary McCarthy|Nathaniel Rich|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Ironically, their claims of condescension are condescending themselves. GOP: Respect Women or Keep Losing|Kirsten Powers|November 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST Earlier in the book, Murray waxed indignant about the "condescension toward the rabble" he detected in the new upper class. Social Science Minus the Science|David Frum|February 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They take on a protective stance in public, and they exude insecurity in their condescension. A Toast to Fabulous Women|Robin Givhan|November 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST This condescension seemed to have no other effect than that of encouraging their arrogance. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Volume I|Tobias Smollett M. Le Mesge smiled with condescension, meantime winking at Morhange with the eye nearest to him. I do not know how to acknowledge with sufficient humility the condescension and great kindness of your lordship's letter. The Eustace Diamonds|Anthony Trollope No condescension is needed, but ascension to a free and ready flight of fancy. Special Method in Primary Reading and Oral Work with Stories|Charles Alexander McMurry C's breeziness had in it a touch of condescension, or D's brusqueness was the brusqueness of assumed superiority. The Knack of Managing|Lewis K. Urquhart and Herbert Watson
British Dictionary definitions for condescension
nounthe act or an instance of behaving in a patronizing way Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to condescensionpatronage, toleration, haughtiness, civility, airs, loftiness, deference, lordliness, superciliousness |