Condescension Definition

kŏndĭ-sĕnshən
noun
Act or instance of condescending.
Webster's New World
A patronizing manner or behavior.
Webster's New World

The act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors. syn.

Conscious condescension breeds panderers and enemies, not friends.
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Other Word Forms of Condescension

Noun

Singular:
condescension
Plural:
condescensions

Origin of Condescension

  • Late Latin condēscēnsiō condēscēnsiōn- from condēscēnsus past participle of condēscendere to condescend condescend

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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