condescension
Meaning of condescension
noun
- The act of condescending; a manner of behaving toward others in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies one’s own superiority to the others; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors.
Conscious condescension breeds panderers and enemies, not friends.
- (usually uncountable) A patronizing attitude or behavior.
Information about condescension
- It is a name.
- The plural form of condescension is: condescensions.
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Hyphenation of condescension
con-de-scen-sion
- It consists of 4 syllables and 13 chars.
- condescension is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
condescension synonyms
Meaning superciliousness:
superciliousness, disdainfulness
Meaning disdain:
Meaning condescendingness:
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