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condescension

English

  1. 🔊 affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank
    “the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable”
  2. 🔊 the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
  3. 🔊 a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

Similar words

condescendingness superciliousness disdainfulness disdain patronage olympian detachment olympian loftiness arrogance arrogantness assumption of superiority condescendence deigning domineering domineeringness haughtiness haughty airs hauteur high horse hoity-toitiness hoity-toity loftiness overbearing pride overbearingness overweening pride