condescension
noun
con·de·scen·sion
ˌkän-di-ˈsen(t)-shən 
1
: patronizing attitude or behavior
scoffing condescension by the "we know better than you" people—
A. J. Anderson
A. J. Anderson2
: voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in relations with an inferior
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Still, not even Driver, with all his intensity, can compensate for the condescension that underscores so much of Darling.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
In the beginning, the idea was greeted with idle condescension: check out these grandiose Internet dorks and their digital Monopoly money.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
Moreover, Black Pentecostals’ absence from politics reflects a history of discrimination and condescension from other Black Americans, including Black mainline Christians.
—Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Particularly in earlier seasons, there’s an uncomfortable amount of misogynistic language, hostility, and condescension toward female players.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
In the beginning, the idea was greeted with idle condescension: check out these grandiose Internet dorks and their digital Monopoly money.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
Moreover, Black Pentecostals’ absence from politics reflects a history of discrimination and condescension from other Black Americans, including Black mainline Christians.
—Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Particularly in earlier seasons, there’s an uncomfortable amount of misogynistic language, hostility, and condescension toward female players.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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condescension
noun
con·de·scen·sion
ˌkän-di-ˈsen-chən
: the attitude or behavior of a person who condescends
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