condescending en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɑndəˈsɛndɪŋ/ (US)
- /ˈkɔnˌdi.sɛnd.ɪŋ/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /ˈkɔn.dɪ.sɛnd.ɪŋ/ (UK)
Meanings
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Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.
The housekeeper, a very decorative brunette of thirty-five with a pseudo-English accent, greeted him with a mixture of grateful effusion and condescending patronage.
1946, William Hatfield, Buffalo Jim, Oxford: Geoffrey Cumberlege, page 70:Quit talking to me in that condescending tone! You always treat me like a child!
As for the IRP, Secretary of State Grant Shapps continues to peddle snake oil, smoke and mirrors. His reaction to near-universal IRP condemnation from politicians, local and national media, and all but a few rail specialists was to dismiss the lot of us (in the condescending and patronising tone we have now come to expect) as "critics and naysayers".
2022 January 12, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Unhappy start to 2022”, in RAIL, number 948, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most condescending | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more condescending | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
condescendingly · condescendingness · uncondescending
Relateds
condescension · condescendence
Synonyms
patronizing (assuming a tone of superiority)
Translations (43)
hu fölényes (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · ar اِسْتِعْلَائِيّ (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · gd mì-uasal (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · th จองหองพองขน (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · ru снисходи́тельный (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · nn nedlatande (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · el συγκαταβατικός (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · nl betuttelend (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · mk сни́сходлив (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · nb nedlatende (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · pt paternalista (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · fr infantilisant (infantilizing) (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · pt condescendente (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · he מתנשא (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · ja 上目線 (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · hu leereszkedő (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · de herablassend (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · hu fölényeskedő (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · es paternalista (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · sv nedlåtande (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · mk на́дмен (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · fi alentava (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · sh snishòdljiv (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · fr condescendant (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · vi trịch thượng (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · lv iecietīgs (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · ca paternalista (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · nl neerbuigend (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · cmn 傲慢的 (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · sv von oben (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · pl protekcjonalny (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · cs blahosklonný (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · fi alentuva (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · mk надмоќен (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · ar مُتَعَال (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · hu vállveregető (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · ja 上から目線 (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · da nedladende (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · nl aanmatigend (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · fi ylimielinen (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · tr aşağılayıcı (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · es condescendiente (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) · sh снисхо̀дљив (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)