Adjective: condescending ,kón-di'sen-ding- (used of behaviour or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
"I don't think those remarks are condescending"; - arch, patronizing, patronising [Brit] Verb: condescend ,kón-di'send- Behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
- Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
"You will condescend to help the venerable servant of God"; - deign, descend - Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonourable way
"I won't condescend to reading other people's mail"; - stoop, lower oneself - Treat condescendingly
- patronize, patronise [Brit]
See also: superior Type of: act, interact, move Antonym: uncondescending, unpatronising [Brit], unpatronizing Encyclopedia: Condescending Condescend |