do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
verb
debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
“I won't stoop to reading other people's mail”
verb
treat condescendingly
Word Forms
condescension
noun
affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
geruhen
sich herablassend und herablassend verhalten
🇫🇷French
condescendre
se comporter de manière condescendante et condescendante
🇪🇸Spanish
condescender
comportarse de manera condescendiente y condescendiente
🇮🇹Italian
condiscendere
comportarsi in modo paternalistico e condiscendente
🇳🇱Dutch
neerbuigend
zich op een neerbuigende en neerbuigende manier gedragen
🇵🇹Portuguese
condescender
comportar-se de maneira paternalista e condescendente
🇷🇺Russian
снисходить
вести себя покровительственно и снисходительно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्वीकर
संरक्षणात्मक और कृपालु तरीके से व्यवहार करें
🇧🇩Bengali
অবজ্ঞা করা
একটি পৃষ্ঠপোষকতা এবং বিনয়ী পদ্ধতিতে আচরণ
🇮🇳Tamil
தாழ்ந்து
ஆதரவளிக்கும் விதத்தில் நடந்துகொள்ளுங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
కుంగిపోతారు
ఆదరించే మరియు మర్యాదపూర్వకంగా ప్రవర్తించండి
🇮🇳Marathi
धिक्कारणे
संरक्षक आणि विनम्र रीतीने वागणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
નિંદા કરવી
આશ્રયદાયી અને નમ્રતાપૂર્વક વર્તે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕುಗ್ಗಿಸು
ಪೋಷಕ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮಾಧಾನಕರ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ತಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വഴങ്ങുക
രക്ഷാകർതൃത്വത്തോടെയും അനുകമ്പയോടെയും പെരുമാറുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਿੰਦਣਾ
ਇੱਕ ਸਰਪ੍ਰਸਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਉਦਾਰ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
تعزیت کرنا
سرپرستی اور تعزیت کے ساتھ برتاؤ کریں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
居高临下
表现得居高临下
🇯🇵Japanese
見下す
恩着せがましく見下した態度で振る舞う
🇰🇷Korean
겸손하다
오만하고 겸손하게 행동하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hạ mình
cư xử một cách trịch thượng và trịch thượng
🇹🇭Thai
วางตัว
ประพฤติตนในลักษณะอุปถัมภ์และการวางตัว
🇮🇩Indonesian
berkenan
berperilaku merendahkan dan merendahkan
🇵🇭Filipino
magpakumbaba
kumilos sa isang patronizing at condescending paraan
🇲🇾Malay
merendahkan diri
berkelakuan dengan cara merendahkan dan merendahkan diri
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تعطف
التصرف بطريقة متعالية ومتعاليه
🇮🇷Persian
فروتنی کردن
رفتاری حامی و توهین آمیز داشته باشید
🇹🇷Turkish
küçümsemek
küçümseyici ve küçümseyici bir tavırla davranmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
להתנשא
להתנהג בצורה פטרונית ומתנשאת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'condescend'?
The primary meaning of 'condescend' is 'behave in a patronizing and condescending manner'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'condescend' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'condescend' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'condescend' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'condescend' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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