condescending

Meaning of condescending

verb
  1. To come down from one's superior position; to deign (to do something).
  2. To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing (toward someone); to talk down (to someone).
  3. (possibly nonstandard) To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing toward (someone); to talk down to (someone).
  4. To consent, agree.
  5. To come down.
adjective
  1. Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.
    Quit talking to me in that condescending tone! You always treat me like a child!

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Hyphenation of condescending

con-de-scend-ing

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 13 chars.
  • condescending is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

condescending synonyms

Meaning arch:

arch, patronizing

Meaning :

descend, acquiesce, deign, stoop, vouchsafe, yield, belittle, patronize

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