| VERB | social | condescend | behave in a patronizing and condescending manner |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | condescend, deign, descend | do something that one considers to be below one's dignity | |
| social | condescend, stoop, lower oneself | debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way | |
| communication | condescend, patronize, patronise | treat condescendingly |
| Sounds | kaa.ndihseh'nd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | amend ... wend: 48 rhymes with ehnd... | |
| Meaning | Behave in a patronizing and condescending manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | condescender | |
| Nouns | condescension | affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank |
| Meaning | Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Synonyms | deign, descend | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | dignarse | |
| Meaning | debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | stoop, lower oneself | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | condescender | |
| Meaning | treat condescendingly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | patronize, patronise | |
| Narrower | stoop to | make concessions to |
| Broader | interact | Act together or towards others or with others |
| Spanish | condescender | |
| Nouns | condescension | a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient |
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