Definitions for condescension

condescension con·de·scen·sion

Spelling: [kon-duh-sen-shuh n]
IPA: /ˌkɒn dəˈsɛn ʃən/

Condescension is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 499 anagrams from letters in condescension (ccdeeinnnooss).

Definitions for condescension

noun

  1. an act or instance of condescending.
  2. behavior that is patronizing or condescending.
  3. voluntary assumption of equality with a person regarded as inferior.

Origin of condescension

First recorded in 1635-45, condescension is from the Late Latin word condēscēnsiōn- (stem of condēscēnsiō). See con-, descension

Examples for condescension

President Kennedy smiled without a hint of condescension and extended a hand to Douglas that was at once firm and remarkably soft.

O my dear, how my mother's condescension distressed me at the time!

Ironically, their claims of condescension are condescending themselves.

The house was kept in a homely manner, and the condescension of Mr Blandois was infinite.

Earlier in the book, Murray waxed indignant about the "condescension toward the rabble" he detected in the new upper class.

They were always forgiving me, in their vanity and condescension.

They take on a protective stance in public, and they exude insecurity in their condescension.

The men in The Group behave with glibness, condescension, and even brutality toward the Vassar grads.

And there must be in it no touch of condescension, no shadow of patronage.

The lunatic approached Cesarini with an air of dignity and condescension.

Word Value for condescension
Scrable

18

Words with friends

23

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