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

Friedland’s acute debut feature, drawn from her experience in the memory-care field, is a small miracle of realigned empathy, turning away from the condescension and easy sentiment of so many narratives about late-in-life adaptation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

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

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2025

Now he said to her, with utmost condescension, “Dear girl, your credulity is as vast as this desert. One might get lost in it and never again encounter fact or reason.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor