to condescend
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- verb
- /ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnd/
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tratar con condescendencia
- You have a Benelli pointed at your forehead and you still have the audacity to condescend to me.
We see them without the, you know, those, they don't condescend.
- We see them without the, you know, those, they don't condescend.
Examples
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Don't condescend to me.
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I would be happy with an animated series so long as it doesn't condescend to its audience.
Blog text (8) -
Oh, no, but you would never condescend to such a marriage.
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You leave a trail of misery like that, and then you dare to condescend to me?
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You don't have to condescend to me.
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Don't you condescend to me.
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"Don't condescend to me, jade."
Fiction book (1999) -
I don't like the way he condescends to me either.
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I've been watching you lecture and condescend to Ophelia on her own blog for at least fifteen minutes now.
Blog text (29) -
It's frustrating when people condescend to others as if they are more important.
Synonyms
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Think you are better than someone and treat them as less important
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To make someone feel less respected or important
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7.0
To treat someone as if you are better or smarter than them
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Speak to someone as if they are less smart or important
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6.7
To speak to someone as if they are less smart or less important
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Treat someone as if you are better than them
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Behave as if you are better than other people
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Say or do things that make someone seem less respected
Talk to someone in a way that shows you feel better than them
To act like someone is less able in a motherly way
Phrasal Verbs
How Condescending
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- Offensive
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- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Condescend comes from the Latin parts con- and descend, which mean 'together' and 'to go down', as in descend when you 'go down' the stairs. So, to condescend in this sense is to act like you are above someone — to 'look down' on them and treat them as if they are less important.