condescender — meaning in English
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English meaning
- condescend verb To treat someone as though they are inferior; to talk down to them.
- consent verb To agree to something or give permission for it.
- endure verb To keep going through something difficult; to survive hardship.
- patronize verb To talk to someone in a way that shows you think you are smarter or better than them.
Senses
condescender is used for these senses in English:
- condescend To come down from a superior position and do something; to deign; (with a negative connotation) to stoop.
- consent (intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.
- endure To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.
- patronize (transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
condescend — full definition
- verb To treat someone as though they are inferior; to talk down to them.
- verb To do something considered beneath one's status, often reluctantly.
consent — full definition
- verb To agree to something or give permission for it.
- noun Permission or voluntary agreement to something.