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• n  the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
• n  a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
• n  affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank
  the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable

• superciliousness
• disdainfulness
• disdain
• patronage
• condescendingness

News & Articles

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• Nell Benjamin and Jennifer Westfeldt on ‘The Explorers Club’
  Nell Benjamin, the author of “The Explorers Club,” and Jennifer Westfeldt, who plays the lead role, say their own experiences with male condescension helped them shape the play’s heroine.
  June 13, 2013 - New York Times

Quotes

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• John McCain in FOXNews
  A McCain adviser accused Obama of "elitism and condescension."
• Mary Gordon in International Herald Tribune
  He really put a lot of us on the map,said Gordon, who eventually became friends with Leonard. "He was generous, warm, funny, and he didn't make the mistakes that other men make with women writers. There was no discomfort or condescension...