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Definition of condescending adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

condescending

adjective
 
/ˌkɒndɪˈsendɪŋ/
 
/ˌkɑːndɪˈsendɪŋ/
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  1. behaving as though you are more important and more intelligent than other people
    • He has a condescending attitude towards women.
    • Her tone of voice was always so condescending.
    • He looked around and made some condescending remark.
    • She ignored his condescending tone.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCondescending is used with these nouns:
    • attitude
    • manner
    • tone
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