condescension
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He also cites the mystery novelist Agatha Christie, about whom he has a new book out in May that aims “to show that any stylistic and intellectual condescension towards her is unjustified.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
The Cuban president then criticised Feitó-Cabrera at the parliamentary session - albeit without mentioning her by name - saying the leadership could not "act with condescension" or be "disconnected from the realities" of the people.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025
He also offered more of the condescension toward his colleagues that defined the video — at one point referring to them as his “amateur gunsmithing colleagues” and blasting their decision as inept.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025
It is, in its own way, an insidious form of condescension.
From Salon • Jan. 14, 2025
They spoke to him with the authority of people who had done this before, and also with a slight condescension; his fate was, after all, in their hands.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing condescension
A Christmas Carol
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