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con⋅de⋅scen⋅sion
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ˌkɒn
dəˈsɛn
ʃən
/
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-sh
uh
n
]
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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.
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Origin:
1635–45;
< LL
condēscēnsiōn-
(s. of
condēscēnsiō
).
See
con-
,
descension
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con⋅de⋅scen⋅sive
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ˌkɒn
dəˈsɛn
sɪv
/
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kon-d
uh
-
sen
-siv
]
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,
adjective
con⋅de⋅scen⋅sive⋅ly,
adverb
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con·de·scen·sion
(kŏn'dĭ-sěn'shən)
n.
The act of condescending or an instance of it.
Patronizingly superior behavior or attitude.
[Late Latin
condēscēnsiō
, condēscēnsiōn-
, from
condēscēnsus
, past participle of
condēscendere
,
to condescend
; see
condescend
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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