condescension

🇺🇸 /ˌkɑːndɪˈsenʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌkɒndɪˈsenʃn/
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タグ TOP20000
noun
R

acting in a way that shows you believe you are better than others

Everyone noticed the teacher's condescension when he spoke to the students as if they knew nothing.

先生が生徒たちに何も知らないかのように話したとき、皆は先生の横柄な態度に気づいた。

translation

n. 恩着せがましさ

語形変化

Plural condescensions