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Definition of condescension in English: condescensionnoun ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnʃnˌkɑndəˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n mass nounAn attitude of patronizing superiority; disdain. I'm treated with condescension Example sentencesExamples - Watching it, I found myself quietly appalled by the smugness, condescension and bogus rhetoric on display.
- The bombast, condescension, arrogance and swagger all seems slightly silly in retrospect.
- He knows Tom is not one of their breed and treats him with the condescension and snobbery that his privileged class affords him.
- It's like being called a eunuch or an old maid; one always hears that faint sneer of disdain and condescension mixed with pity.
- There's a lot you could say about this remark - its arrogance, its condescension.
Synonyms superciliousness, superiority, scorn, disdain, loftiness, airs, lordliness, haughtiness, imperiousness, snobbishness, snobbery informal snootiness, snottiness rare patronization
Rhymesabstention, apprehension, ascension, attention, circumvention, comprehension, contention, contravention, convention, declension, detention, dimension, dissension, extension, gentian, hypertension, hypotension, intention, intervention, invention, mention, misapprehension, obtention, pension, prehension, prevention, recension, retention, subvention, supervention, suspension, tension Definition of condescension in US English: condescensionnounˌkändəˈsen(t)SH(ə)nˌkɑndəˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n An attitude of patronizing superiority; disdain. I'm treated with condescension Example sentencesExamples - He knows Tom is not one of their breed and treats him with the condescension and snobbery that his privileged class affords him.
- There's a lot you could say about this remark - its arrogance, its condescension.
- The bombast, condescension, arrogance and swagger all seems slightly silly in retrospect.
- It's like being called a eunuch or an old maid; one always hears that faint sneer of disdain and condescension mixed with pity.
- Watching it, I found myself quietly appalled by the smugness, condescension and bogus rhetoric on display.
Synonyms superciliousness, superiority, scorn, disdain, loftiness, airs, lordliness, haughtiness, imperiousness, snobbishness, snobbery
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