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Don't underestimate your kids. Don't be condescending, because they're children but they're not stupid.
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Meaning of "condescending" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONDESCENDING

condescending  [ˌkɒndɪˈsɛndɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONDESCENDING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Condescending is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CONDESCENDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Condescension

Condescension may refer to: ▪ A form of incivility wherein low status of the target is implied ▪ Condescension, a theological principle in Christianity ▪ "Condescension", a 2000 song by British metal band Pitchshifter...

Definition of condescending in the English dictionary

The definition of condescending in the dictionary is showing or implying condescension by stooping to the level of one's inferiors, esp in a patronizing way.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONDESCENDING


ascending
əˈsɛndɪŋ
contending
kənˈtɛndɪŋ
defending
dɪˈfɛndɪŋ
descending
dɪˈsɛndɪŋ
ending
ˈɛndɪŋ
goaltending
ˈɡəʊlˌtɛndɪŋ
high-spending
ˌhaɪˈspɛndɪŋ
impending
ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ
lending
ˈlɛndɪŋ
mending
ˈmɛndɪŋ
moneylending
ˈmʌnɪlɛndɪŋ
offending
əˈfɛndɪŋ
parascending
ˈpærəˌsɛndɪŋ
pending
ˈpɛndɪŋ
unattending
ˌʌnəˈtɛndɪŋ
unbending
ʌnˈbɛndɪŋ
uncomprehending
ˌʌnkɒmprɪˈhɛndɪŋ
unending
ʌnˈɛndɪŋ
unoffending
ˌʌnəˈfɛndɪŋ
unpretending
ˌʌnprɪˈtɛndɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONDESCENDING

condensable
condensate
condensation
condensation trail
condensational
condense
condensed
condensed matter
condensed milk
condensed-matter
condenser
condensery
condensibility
condensible
condensing boiler
conder
condescend
condescendence
condescendingly
condescension

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONDESCENDING

according
binding
bonding
branding
corresponding
demanding
expanding
finding
founding
funding
grinding
landing
outstanding
pounding
sounding
spending
standing
surrounding
understanding
vending
winding

Synonyms and antonyms of condescending in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONDESCENDING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «condescending» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of condescending

Translation of «condescending» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONDESCENDING

Find out the translation of condescending to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of condescending from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «condescending» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

显得高人一等的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

condescendiente
570 millions of speakers

English

condescending
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कृपालु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التنازل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

снисходительным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

condescendente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষমশীল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

condescendant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merendahkan diri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

herablassend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

尊大な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잘난 체 하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Condescending
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hạ mình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாராள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिष्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küçümseyen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

condiscendente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

protekcjonalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поблажливим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

condescendent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συγκαταβατικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

minagtende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nedlåtande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nedlatende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of condescending

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONDESCENDING»

The term «condescending» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.049 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONDESCENDING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «condescending» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «condescending» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about condescending

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10 QUOTES WITH «CONDESCENDING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word condescending.
1
Brooks Atkinson
Don't be condescending to unskilled labor. Try it for a half a day first.
2
Steve Carell
Don't underestimate your kids. Don't be condescending, because they're children but they're not stupid.
3
Joel Coen
I've never really understood that. It's a funny thing; people sometimes accuse us of condescending to our characters somehow-that to me is kind of inexplicable.
4
Teju Cole
There are many people who know nothing of a world in which we take the reality of the 'other' seriously. I'm running on that platform: other people in other countries are really, really real, and there has to be a way of presenting their reality that is not condescending to them or about our psycho-social needs.
5
Brian Greene
The absolute worst thing that you ever can do, in my opinion, in bringing science to the general public, is be condescending or judgmental. It is so opposite to the way science needs to be brought forth.
6
Bill Griffith
Everybody that loves Nancy loves it in a slightly condescending way. Nancy is comics reduced to their most elemental level.
7
Charlie Kaufman
I hate a movie that will end by telling you that the first thing you should do is learn to love yourself. That is so insulting and condescending, and so meaningless. My characters don't learn to love each other or themselves.
8
James Howard Kunstler
Black America surely faces an existential crisis, but not the one imagined in the condescending news media - of somehow getting non-black America to be more just and generous. The truth is, we've already been through that, and there is nothing left to do. We're out of 'affirmative actions' of all kinds.
9
Talib Kweli
What's more condescending and corny than someone telling you how much more money they have than you and telling you basically, 'I don't care about poor people,' which is a large part of what you hear of corporate hip-hop on the radio.
10
Rush Limbaugh
Liberals are some of the most arrogant, condescending smart alecks, but they're just pure ignorant, and they fit the bill of people who have no love and no respect for the founding of this country.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONDESCENDING»

Discover the use of condescending in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to condescending and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Condescending: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
2
Bitter is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, ...
Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office Jen Lancaster. Brief silence. "And I'll be ready in ten minutes." Four Seasons esss ...
Jen Lancaster, 2006
3
Lexical Analysis: Norms and Exploitations
Norms and Exploitations Patrick Hanks. condescending condescending condescending condescending condescending condescending condescending condescending condescending condescending condescending condescending  ...
Patrick Hanks, 2013
4
30 Days to a Great Attitude
Condescending. Attitude. Behaving in a patronizing or superior manner to others “So easy, even a caveman can do it!” GEICO, the American auto insurance company, popularized this phrase with its humorous TV commercials that poke fun at ...
Deborah Smith Pegues, 2009
5
111 Common Therapeutic Blunders
A female therapist, who was somewhat renowned because she had published several books, was pompous and condescending to her patients. Unconsciously, she saw them as inferior beings, and this attitude was transmitted despite a great  ...
Gerald Schoenewolf, 2005
6
Coping with Everyday Classism: Experiences of Low-income ...
Classist Behaviors and Alleged Perpetrators by Environmental Domain* Environmental Domain Classist Behavior Alleged Perpetrators Social Service Agencies Derogatory remarks Condescending attitude Bad service Harassment Service ...
Susan Faye Ritz, 2008
7
Powerful Phrases for Effective Customer Service: Over 700 ...
A person who speaks in a condescending tone can be someone with a heightened sense of importance, someone who wants you to know exactly where you stand. People may also convey a condescending tone and demeanor when they ...
RENÉE EVENSON, 2012
8
Documentary's Awkward Turn: Cringe Comedy and Media ...
46 A number of comment threads on the Internet Movie Database address similar questions, with titles like “A story of the American Dream or condescending mockery?”47 Charges of exploitation like Taubin's shadowed both the filmmakers  ...
Jason Middleton, 2013
9
The Changing Portrayal of Adolescents in the Media Since 1950
Female portrayals could be coded as condescending (depicting women as sex objects and as victims), keeping her place (depicting women in traditional feminine roles), contradictory, or fully equal. Andsager and Roe split the videos they ...
Patrick Jamieson, Daniel Romer, 2008
10
Kidd's Own Journal
Dr. Johnson was therefore manifestly wrong, in doubting whether the wife of a cheesemonger in Tooley-street was capable of condescending ; or whether there were anypersons who might properly be called her inferiors. It would be indeed a  ...
William Kidd, 1853

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONDESCENDING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term condescending is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Watch live — Tsipras faces Parliament
... alongside showing due deference to the Parliament (MEPs hate nothing more than a condescending visitor). Whether Tsipras hits these ... «Politico, Jul 15»
2
News Corp Australia
It's nothing short of sadistic. Your tone is saccharine and condescending, but the forensic detail in which you express your disgust at my body is ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
3
Chorus finds own work 'disappointing' after property owner complaint
He had been exchanging emails and phone calls about the fence and said he felt the whole process "condescending". He said it felt like a ... «The Nelson Mail, Jul 15»
4
Arby's Trolls Vegetarians in New Press Release
... restaurants for years — may be tempting vegetarians, and in a condescending tone, the chain writes: "It may be hard to resist...even for you. «Eater, Jul 15»
5
Dorinda Medley Explains Her Side of the Argument with Heather …
I think Heather's reaction was—as it often is—harsh and condescending.” Taking a moment to criticize Heather's new found brown noser status ... «Reality Tea, Jul 15»
6
Bill Cosby: Why Werent You Outraged?
... giving the commencement address at Carnegie Mellon in 2007, getting the Mark Twain Prize in 2009, writing an enormously condescending ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
7
Fringe finds resolution to volunteering debacle
... the condescending nature of the invitation to the party in the same letter,” says David Hughes, referring to the “Community Day at the Fringe” ... «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
8
Donald Trump's golf course loses the PGA Grand Slam of Golf
... PGA of America releasing a joint statement distancing themselves from Trump, particularly over his condescending remarks toward Mexican ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
9
Scott D. Pierce: Fox's Women's World Cup coverage was adequate
There was a lot of condescending soccer explanation and an enormous amount of stating the obvious — including Cat Whitehall repeatedly ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
10
An Honest Anabaptist Named Jacques
The sailor allows him to drown “without condescending even to look at him.” Life magazine (1946): In the May 6, 1946, issue of the magazine, ... «Patheos, Jul 15»

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