The definition of condescension refers to an attitude of superiority or looking down on others.
(noun)An attitude that you are generally better and smarter than everyone else is an example of condescension.
See condescension in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: LL(Ec) condescensio < pp. of condescendere
See condescension in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Late Latin condēscēnsiō, condēscēnsiōn-
Origin: , from condēscēnsus
Origin: , past participle of condēscendere, to condescend; see condescend
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