condescension
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/ˌkɒn.dɪˈsen.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːnˈdə.sen.ʃən/behaviourthatshowsyouthinkyou are moreimportantor moreintelligentthan otherpeople:
Helookedat me with condescension andpityin hiseyes.
Sheansweredhim with suchhaughtycondescension that hisfacewentwhite.
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condescend
- He couldn'tfindanytraceofdisdainor condescension in herexpression.
- Hisvoicedrippedwithconstantcondescension andwittysarcasm.
- Theirgovernmenthasgrownused toaddressingthem with ablendof condescension andcontempt.
Saddening, shocking and upsetting
- affecting
- agonizingly
- arrogance
- baleful
- be cold comfortidiom
- distressingly
- dolorous
- ego trip
- egoism
- egomania
- impiously
- impiousness
- lacerating
- loftiness
- narcissism
- teary
- touching
- touchingly
- tragically
- traumatic