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condescension [Brit ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnʃn, Am ˌkɑndəˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n] N

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condescension

condescendance f

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sentiment, condescension dripping with greasy sauce

dégoulinant d'une sauce grasse

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condescension [ˌkɒdɪˈsenʃən, Am ˌkɑ:n-] N

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condescendance f

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The birds attack strategies rely on belittlement, condescension, and analogizing their opponents habits to unsavory people or things. en.wikipedia.org

I was met with condescension and rejection. en.wikipedia.org

He crafted the song to mock what he perceived as their condescension and self-satisfaction. en.wikipedia.org

Lurking behind this belief was an attitude of de haut en bas; condescension towards those working with their hands. www.ft.com

He tells of meeting old school friends, who are in secure positions and treat him with condescension. en.wikipedia.org

Annoyance or condescension would trigger an initial informal conversation between the observer and the clinician. news.yahoo.com

Ask it not with a patronizing condescension, but for real, looking underneath the caricature of misogynist and bigot to find the real person. castlegarsource.com

Still, whether from gracious condescension -- or simply because they responded to her rather cheerful candour -- she got the most votes and won. www.independent.co.uk

The movie came and went within a month, and its critical reception was characterised for the most part by bafflement, condescension, lazy ridicule and outright hostility.... en.wikipedia.org

Yet there was in his condescension and disdain no trace of spuriousness. en.wikipedia.org

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