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- Latin · derived fromcondēscēnsiō
- English todaycondescension
From Latin condēscēnsiō.
First known use, by meaning
- from 1930s A patronizing attitude or behavior.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
condescension
con·de·scen·sionToday it means: The act of condescending; a manner of behaving in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies superiority to another; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors. Full definition →