as in arrogance
the attitude or behavior of people who believe they are more intelligent or better than other people
The author discusses the politics of the region without condescension.
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Recent Examples of condescension
The case was written up in the Mexican media with indignation (primarily highlighting the work’s political incorrectness), and countless local outlets derided Gallardo with xenophobic condescension.
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Fabiola Iza, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Most importantly, avoid condescension at all costs.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
But she’s fallen under the spell of Reacher’s condescension.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Gaga encouraged his idea — with a bit of condescension.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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Fabiola Iza, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Most importantly, avoid condescension at all costs.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
But she’s fallen under the spell of Reacher’s condescension.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Gaga encouraged his idea — with a bit of condescension.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for condescension
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condescension
Noun
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Most are due to unnecessary escalation, creating disengagement, authoritative behaviors, arrogance and ego.—
Joao Mendes-Roter,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Musk’s casual Friday attire just shows his arrogance and disrespect for American government.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At the center of this tempest is the Trumpian disdain toward the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and especially the European nations that are America's main partners in that great endeavor.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Trump posted about his disdain for the portrait on Sunday and blamed Gov. Jared Polis (D), who was not in office at the time the artwork was commissioned and not involved in the 2019 unveiling a few months after he was sworn in.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The hypocrisies of what might be called humanity’s delusions of superiority suggest the need for deeper questioning.—
Billy J. Stratton,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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His superiority was self-evident, like the rays of the sun.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lee said Nvidia had previously had strong pricing power due to its dominance of the market for graphics processing units, or GPUs, which are essential to powering generative artificial intelligence models, according to MarketWatch (NWSA-5.52%).—
Britney Nguyen,
Quartz,
3 Apr. 2025
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The heavy push towards BEVs has not turned into dominance, and aggressive targets for their sales are no longer expected to come to fruition.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, when adjusting for inflation, spending in February was up a mere 0.1%.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Earlier this year, the Fed paused its series of rate cuts given sticky inflation data that pointed to a stall-out in its battle against price hikes.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Use this insider knowledge to your advantage.) Come to the table with the attitude of creating a win-win scenario for yourself and the seller.—
Ryan Serhant,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Like a lot of that stuff increases your overall perspective on life and your attitude and stuff.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Condescension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condescension. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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