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
You and your drinking and your wallowing and your endless crippling condescension.
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Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
In his 1978 State of the Union address, Carter subtly channeled their condescension.
—Harry Boyte and Trygve Throntveit, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
That’s neither condescension nor criticism: George Lucas created a swashbuckling fairy tale set in space, and its mantle has been taken up by successive generations of filmmakers who encountered it at a formative age.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
The thought leaders in the Democratic party are doubling down on their snobbery and condescension while refusing to acknowledge the voters’ repudiation of their entire agenda.
—Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 13 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for condescension
Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
In his 1978 State of the Union address, Carter subtly channeled their condescension.
—Harry Boyte and Trygve Throntveit, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
That’s neither condescension nor criticism: George Lucas created a swashbuckling fairy tale set in space, and its mantle has been taken up by successive generations of filmmakers who encountered it at a formative age.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
The thought leaders in the Democratic party are doubling down on their snobbery and condescension while refusing to acknowledge the voters’ repudiation of their entire agenda.
—Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 13 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for condescension
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condescension
Noun
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Payton approached the quarterback vacancy with arrogance.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2025
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How narcissism and exclusion fuel one another Narcissists often display disruptive behaviors in social settings, such as aggression or arrogance, that increase the likelihood of others distancing themselves over time.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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There is a growing push on Madison Avenue to foil the increasing disdain the average TV viewer has for traditional commercials, by devising content that is as interesting or entertaining as the shows people like to watch and binge.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
12 Feb. 2025
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Some Republicans made direct analogies between the first president and the sixteenth—to the howling disdain of many detractors.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Feb. 2025
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Release Date Confirmed: Your Schedule For The Newest iPhone These results underscore MEG’s superiority but also highlight challenges.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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American liberal internationalism, with its innate (and intellectually unavoidable) belief in the goodness and moral superiority of Western democracy in general, and the United States in particular, makes this form of empathy far harder to achieve.—
Anatol Lieven,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Adding Xiaomi to the mix only extends its dominance.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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But Altman, too, has quietly gained the president’s confidence, albeit with a much narrower appeal to American-AI dominance.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2025
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His tariffs and immigration crackdown could push up prices, potentially rekindling the inflation that turned many U.S. voters against President Joe Biden and helped return Trump to the White House.—
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8 Feb. 2025
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Trump, who took office on January 20, campaigned heavily on the economy, vowing to reduce inflation and impose tariffs on some of the country's closest trading partners like Mexico and Canada, citing concerns over drugs, immigration, and trade deficits.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Instead of repeating his laissez-faire attitude toward his own administration, the Republican president is asserting control at every opportunity, backed up by loyalists at all levels of government.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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The interview, which focused on attitudes toward Israel, sparked controversy, and even Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Paramount Global, rebuked CBS News executives for slamming the correspondent.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Condescension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condescension. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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