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Meanings of condescension in English

Catalan
suficiència
Spanish
desdén

The trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior.

suficiència
Portuguese
condescendência
Spanish
desdén

A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient.

condescendência

Affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank.

Usage of condescension in English
1
Nor do I relish condescension on the part of my social betters.
The Far Horizon
2
Yet she was not surprised by the condescension in the doctor's comment.
The thirteenth tale: a novel
3
No; that would be a condescension unworthy of her beauty and youth.
December Love
4
The portrait of the evangelical Korean Christian community is accomplished without condescension.
Reuters
5
The invitation was given with all the condescension of a noble lady.
Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy
6
The major-domo greeted the musicians with dignified condescension, Wolf with familiar friendship.
Barbara Blomberg — Volume 01
7
One felt grateful to him for his condescension in living at all.
Novel Notes
8
She thanked him for his extreme condescension in deigning to notice them.
Vittoria — Volume 3
9
She was right, I just didn't like the condescension in her voice.
A killing night
10
The mildness, the condescension which I now witnessed thrilled to my heart.
Jane Talbot
11
Barnett combined condescension and self-doubt in a way that she found irritating.
A fierce radiance: a novel
12
She dropped the great-lady manner, and her charming condescension went with it.
Ranson's Folly
13
With the scornful condescension of men exercising tremendous self-control they paid him.
The best early stories of f. scott fitzgerald
14
Sarcasms rained down upon the gypsy, and haughty condescension and malevolent looks.
Notre-Dame de Paris
15
Wilson received Afy with lofty condescension, having Richard Hare in her thoughts.
East Lynne
16
The answer is that which will be supplied by your honourable condescension.
The Mirror of Kong Ho
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Translations for condescension
Spanish
desdén
Condescension through the time
Condescension across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common