Some people love only those they can condescend to, those they can tenderly despise.
Sarah Manguso, from 300 Arguments
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Some people love only those they can condescend to, those they can tenderly despise.
Sarah Manguso, from 300 Arguments
"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
"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.
🤭 We won’t put you down if you don’t know these mocking words:
belittle
denigrate
demean
degrade
deride
mock
disparage
condescend
patronize
deprecate
We won’t put you down if you don’t know these mocking words:
belittle
denigrate
demean
degrade
deride
mock
disparage
condescend
patronize
deprecate
🙏 Don’t “put down” anyone who doesn’t know these words: denigrate, disparage, condescend, demean, deride, patronize, and deprecate.
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.