All 3 Uses of
condescending
in
White Noise, by Don DeLillo
- The adolescent female's tenderest form of condescension.†
Part 1condescension = the act of treating others as inferiors; or the act of doing something considered beneath one's position or dignity
- He gave me a condescending smile.
Part 2 *condescending = a manner that treats others as inferiors
- Even Babette in her tone of voice betrayed no sign of skepticism or condescension.†
Part 2condescension = the act of treating others as inferiors; or the act of doing something considered beneath one's position or dignity
Definition:
treating others as inferior; or doing something considered beneath one's position or dignity