condescension

[ kon-duh-sen-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. an act or instance of condescending.

  2. behavior that is patronizing or condescending.

  1. voluntary assumption of equality with a person regarded as inferior.

Origin of condescension

1
First recorded in 1635–45, condescension is from the Late Latin word condēscēnsiōn- (stem of condēscēnsiō). See con-, descension

Other words from condescension

  • con·de·scen·sive [kon-duh-sen-siv], /ˌkɒn dəˈsɛn sɪv/, adjective
  • con·de·scen·sive·ly, adverb
  • non·con·de·scen·sion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for condescension

condescension

/ (ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnʃən) /


noun
  1. the act or an instance of behaving in a patronizing way

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