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noun
1.
an act or instance of condescending.
2.
behavior that is patronizing or condescending.
3.
voluntary assumption of equality with a person regarded as inferior.
Related forms
con·de·scen·sive·ly, adverb
non·con·de·scen·sion, noun
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Condescension
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- Either way, step down--the superiority and condescension is far more disdainful than branding a calf.
- Such condescension may not warrant the label hubris, but it partakes of an unearned sense of superiority.
- We do not appreciate condescension and the contrived deference accorded to the elderly.
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Word Origin & History
condescension
1640s, from L.L. condescensionem, noun of action from condescendere (see condescend).
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