: showing or characterized by a patronizing or superior attitude toward others.

Condescending sentence example

1. He seemed to be condescending to his companion.
2. He read it with the same condescending tone with which it was written.
3. His condescending tone was as annoying as the words.
4. Jackson always picked some condescending nickname for her beaus.

Condescend Synonyms – WordHippo Thesaurus….What is another word for condescend?

Patronizing and condescending are somewhat similar. Patronizing is when someone appears to speak kindly or give you credit for an accomplishment but they say it in such a way that it is clear they are really insulting you. Condescending is to express a low opinion of someone else’s knowledge or opinion.

The definition of condescending is acting in a way that shows a superior attitude. An example of condescending is a parent who speaks to her grown child as if he were still a toddler. Displaying a patronizingly superior attitude. Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.

Aggression such as shouting, yelling and belittling comments are all obvious signs of condescension. However, people are sometimes condescending in more subtle ways, such as talking about people behind their backs or making fun of colleagues in the form of jokes.

: showing or characterized by a superior attitude towards others : marked by condescension patronizing comments No more endearing is his patronizing jocularity …—

Patronize comes from Latin patronus “protector, master,” related to pater “father.” So if you patronize a person, you talk down to them like a father might do to his child or a master to his apprentice.

I like Wiki’s def of patronize: “…to treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority. ‘She’s a good-hearted girl,’ he said in a patronizing voice. Synonyms: treat condescendingly… look down on, talk down to, put down, treat like a child, treat with disdain.” Yeah, that all works for me.

“don’t patronize me” means “don’t treat me like a child or inferior person, who needs you to help them”.

patronize verb [T] (ACT SUPERIOR) to speak to or behave towards someone as if they are stupid or not important: Stop patronizing me – I understand the play as well as you do.

Assuming the words are not hurtful, we sound helpful not patronizing when we:

1. Learn what they think or feel instead of presuming to know.
2. Check our motives before we speak.
3. Ask permission to help before we give advice or a helping hand — regardless of our motives.
4. Be helpful in a way that the other person will value.

V2 Vocabulary Building Dictionary The related verb patronize can either be positive or negative. In the positive sense to patronize means to be a patron or a customer to a business. In the negative sense, patronize means to talk down to someone. Patronize is synonymous with condescend.

speaking or behaving toward someone as if they are stupid or not important: It’s that patronizing tone of hers that I can’t bear. Synonyms. arrogant. conceited disapproving.

transitive verb. 1 : to give the qualities of a matron to : cause to be a matron was matronized by her children and her responsibilities. 2a : to act as a matron to or toward : superintend or attend in the capacity of a matron especially : chaperone offered to matronize the young people.

As verbs the difference between degrade and demean is that degrade is to lower in value or social position while demean is to debase; to lower; to degrade or demean can be to manage; to conduct; to treat.

To demean someone is to insult them. To demean is to degrade or put down a person or thing. Insulting language is often called demeaning.

(phrasal verb) in the sense of lower yourself. Definition. to do something unworthy of one’s status or character. I wasn’t going to demean myself by answering him.

transitive verb. 1a : to lower in grade, rank, or status : demote. b : to strip of rank or honors. c : to lower to an inferior or less effective level degrade the image quality.

To degrade means to reduce the worth of something, as when smoke and pollution degrade the environment. The word can also mean to disrespect or insult: thoughtless comments can degrade a person. Degrade is often used to mean to insult someone because of their gender or race. Degrade also means to break down.

verb (used with object), de·grad·ed, de·grad·ing. to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt: He felt they were degrading him by making him report to the supervisor. to lower in character or quality; debase.