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- CONDESCEND Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The verb condescend used to be free of any hint of the offensive superiority it usually suggests today It could mean literally "to go or come down" or, figuratively, "to willingly lower oneself to another’s level," senses that are still occasionally encountered in writings on the Bible
- CONDESCEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
To condescend demonstrated an easy-going flexibility of temperament, a willingness to compromise Condescension came primarily to signify self-promotion at another's cost; to condescend was to assert one's own superiority in a way that degraded others
- CONDESCEND Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Condescend definition: to behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity See examples of CONDESCEND used in a sentence
- Condescend - definition of condescend by The Free Dictionary
1 to behave as if one is descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity 2 to stoop or deign to do something: He would not condescend to misrepresent the facts 3 to put aside one's dignity or superiority voluntarily and assume equality with one regarded as inferior
- CONDESCEND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If someone condescends to do something, they agree to do it, but in a way which shows that they think they are better than other people and should not have to do it He condescended to speak but he contradicted himself [VERB to-infinitive]
- Condescension - Wikipedia
Condescension or condescendence is a form of incivility wherein the speaker displays an attitude of patronizing superiority or contempt Condescension "is associated with a patronizing attitude, and with other negative words such as divisive, heartless, arrogant, high-handed, [and] dictatorial" [1] The use of condescending language "can derail conversations and, over time, disrupt healthy
- condescend verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . .
Definition of condescend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
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