#condescend

[howifeltabouthim]

Some people love only those they can condescend to, those they can tenderly despise.

Sarah Manguso, from 300 Arguments

[j-august]

"They are as like each other as two peas," she said, "and though each of them wished to be generous, neither of them would condescend to be just."

Anthony Trollope, The Last Chronicle of Barset

[dailymtgflavortext]

"Shame we'll never see what all the fuss was about." 

-Condescend

A long time ago, someone commented about what a shame it was that no printing of Condescend had flavor text. Well, looks like dreams do come true.

[theyuniversity]

🤭 We won’t put you down if you don’t know these mocking words:

belittle

denigrate

demean

degrade

deride

mock

disparage

condescend

patronize

deprecate

[welcometoyouredoom]

[theyuniversity]

We won’t put you down if you don’t know these mocking words:

belittle

denigrate

demean

degrade

deride

mock

disparage

condescend

patronize

deprecate

[theyuniversity]

🙏 Don’t “put down” anyone who doesn’t know these words: denigrate, disparage, condescend, demean, deride, patronize, and deprecate.

[englishlistwords]

Condescend

intransitive verb

To do something that one regards as beneath one's social rank or dignity; lower oneself. synonym: stoop.

To behave in a patronizing or superior manner toward someone.

To stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate one's self to an inferior.

To consent.