condescension

IPA(Pronunciation)

uncountable usually derogatory archaic

Japanese Meaning

見下す態度 / 恩着せがましい礼儀 / 上から目線の振る舞い

Her condescension toward the interns made the team meetings tense.

彼女のインターンに対する見下す態度がチームのミーティングを緊張させた。

Sense（1）

Conscious condescension breeds panderers and enemies, not friends.

Sense（2）

(usually uncountable, derogatory) A patronizing attitude or behavior.

He's a snob of the first water and views the lower orders with infinite condescension.

Sense（3）

(archaic, non-derogatory) Courtesy, affability of a superior towards an inferior.

condescensions

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