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condescension

[kon-duh-sen-shuhn] / ˌkɒn dəˈsɛn ʃən /


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What angered Scots-Irish Americans most was elite condescension, which aroused the populist uprising that put Jackson in the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Fastvold doesn’t judge Lee’s convictions; there isn’t an ounce of cynicism or condescension.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

Woolf was a snob, but she was hardly unique in her condescension.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

It is, in its own way, an insidious form of condescension.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2025

Yet Lawrence greeted Bethe’s attack with surprising complacency— even condescension.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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