Single word that means “to look down on others”?
What is a single word in English which means to look down on others (due to their younger age, lower socio-economic position, lesser experience, etc)
Not look down upon everyone else in general, but look down upon some particular person due to a feeling of superiority of oneself over them ( this superiority may come from the fact that one feels has more money, talent, etc)?
By "look down upon" I don't mean just the feeling of having superiority over another, but acting to them in a manner that reflects this pride as well (for example, perhaps he acts very rudely to them, since he feels superior to them and feels he can get away with it, or he feels it doesn't matter at all due to his superiority)
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What is a single word in English which means to look down on others (due to their younger age, lower socio-economic position, lesser experience, etc)
Not look down upon everyone else in general, but look down upon some particular person due to a feeling of superiority of oneself over them ( this superiority may come from the fact that one feels has more money, talent, etc)?
By "look down upon" I don't mean just the feeling of having superiority over another, but acting to them in a manner that reflects this pride as well (for example, perhaps he acts very rudely to them, since he feels superior to them and feels he can get away with it, or he feels it doesn't matter at all due to his superiority)
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Are you looking for "haughty"?
– Dan Bron
Nov 27 '14 at 0:12
Does it also mean to act to others as if one is superior?
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 0:13
'haughty' sounds ok (but still doesn't quite feel like what I am looking for), but I am looking for a verb really
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 0:14
Yes, it does. If you'd prefer a verb, give us an example sentence where you'd like to use it.
– Dan Bron
Nov 27 '14 at 0:15
To scorn : to treat with contempt or derision.
– user66974
Nov 27 '14 at 0:16
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What is a single word in English which means to look down on others (due to their younger age, lower socio-economic position, lesser experience, etc)
Not look down upon everyone else in general, but look down upon some particular person due to a feeling of superiority of oneself over them ( this superiority may come from the fact that one feels has more money, talent, etc)?
By "look down upon" I don't mean just the feeling of having superiority over another, but acting to them in a manner that reflects this pride as well (for example, perhaps he acts very rudely to them, since he feels superior to them and feels he can get away with it, or he feels it doesn't matter at all due to his superiority)
single-word-requests pejorative-language
edited Nov 27 '14 at 0:10
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asked Nov 27 '14 at 0:08
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What is a single word in English which means to look down on others (due to their younger age, lower socio-economic position, lesser experience, etc)
Not look down upon everyone else in general, but look down upon some particular person due to a feeling of superiority of oneself over them ( this superiority may come from the fact that one feels has more money, talent, etc)?
By "look down upon" I don't mean just the feeling of having superiority over another, but acting to them in a manner that reflects this pride as well (for example, perhaps he acts very rudely to them, since he feels superior to them and feels he can get away with it, or he feels it doesn't matter at all due to his superiority)
single-word-requests pejorative-language
single-word-requests pejorative-language
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Are you looking for "haughty"?
– Dan Bron
Nov 27 '14 at 0:12
Does it also mean to act to others as if one is superior?
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 0:13
'haughty' sounds ok (but still doesn't quite feel like what I am looking for), but I am looking for a verb really
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 0:14
Yes, it does. If you'd prefer a verb, give us an example sentence where you'd like to use it.
– Dan Bron
Nov 27 '14 at 0:15
To scorn : to treat with contempt or derision.
– user66974
Nov 27 '14 at 0:16
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show 7 more comments
1
Are you looking for "haughty"?
– Dan Bron
Nov 27 '14 at 0:12
Does it also mean to act to others as if one is superior?
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 0:13
'haughty' sounds ok (but still doesn't quite feel like what I am looking for), but I am looking for a verb really
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 0:14
Yes, it does. If you'd prefer a verb, give us an example sentence where you'd like to use it.
– Dan Bron
Nov 27 '14 at 0:15
To scorn : to treat with contempt or derision.
– user66974
Nov 27 '14 at 0:16
1
1
Are you looking for "haughty"?
– Dan Bron
Nov 27 '14 at 0:12
Are you looking for "haughty"?
– Dan Bron
Nov 27 '14 at 0:12
Does it also mean to act to others as if one is superior?
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 0:13
Does it also mean to act to others as if one is superior?
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 0:13
'haughty' sounds ok (but still doesn't quite feel like what I am looking for), but I am looking for a verb really
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 0:14
'haughty' sounds ok (but still doesn't quite feel like what I am looking for), but I am looking for a verb really
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 0:14
Yes, it does. If you'd prefer a verb, give us an example sentence where you'd like to use it.
– Dan Bron
Nov 27 '14 at 0:15
Yes, it does. If you'd prefer a verb, give us an example sentence where you'd like to use it.
– Dan Bron
Nov 27 '14 at 0:15
To scorn : to treat with contempt or derision.
– user66974
Nov 27 '14 at 0:16
To scorn : to treat with contempt or derision.
– user66974
Nov 27 '14 at 0:16
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You can consider condescend (to sb). If you condescend to somebody, you show feelings of superiority and you can even be patronizing toward that person. So, you actually show it in your actions and this can be called a condescending behavior.
to treat someone as if you are more important or more intelligent than them
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/condescend-to-sb
Further details from vocabulary.com:
If you are being condescending, you are looking down on someone. A 10-year-old who says to his sibling, "What do you know? You're only a 6-year-old!" is being condescending.
The Latin prefix con- means "with," and the Latin word for descend means "down," so the word condescending probably developed to describe someone who looked down on others. Condescending behavior is, not surprisingly, itself looked down upon. It's usually intended to make people feel bad about not knowing or having something, and it very often works.
Note: There is the pejorative term condescending prick also.
Related:
What does 'condescending' exactly mean?
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Condescend seems to be closer to what I am looking for, but I have a sample sentence here that is confusing me. "The minister condescended to eat with the beggars" does this mean the minister accepted to eat with the beggars, or does it mean he was unhappy and refused, or does it mean he ate with the beggars but wasn't happy about it? (I'd personally guess the first, but it doesn't seem to match with the definition of condescend that I find on Google, or am I misunderstanding it?)
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:44
ok nevermind I just checked your link and I think I should read it first to understand my sample sentence
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:45
In any case, in the linked question "What does 'condescending' exactly mean?" the first sample question seems to be the sense that I am trying to convey
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:46
@user13267: Yes, the word has another sense also but today it is mainly used in a negative sense.
– ermanen
Nov 27 '14 at 6:51
Condescend is not always pejorative. God may condescend to man on account of human weakness.
– Mike Taverne
Nov 27 '14 at 6:54
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- Disdain
- Scorn
Both mean to look on with contempt (or, in noun form, describe the act of looking on with contempt). (And there is the archaic contemn ) Both also imply a public, unashamed display of contempt (scorn even more so than disdain, I think).
He scorned their banal condolences; they were beneath his dignity.
We disdained him as a traitor and a coward.
answered Nov 27 '14 at 0:19
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Also, despise. "He despised the immigrants for their ill-fitting clothes and crude accents."
– Mike Taverne
Nov 27 '14 at 6:56
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Were you looking for the verb "To patronize" by any chance, because I have remembered it when reading the answers here and it is what I was looking for.
Patronize | Verb |
Definiton: treat with an apparent kindness which betrays a feeling of superiority.
"‘She's a good-hearted girl,’ he said in a patronizing voice"
Synonyms: treat condescendingly, treat with condescension, condescend to, look down on, talk down to, put down, humiliate, treat like a child, treat as inferior, treat with disdain, treat scornfully/contemptuously, be snobbish to
[Oxford]
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Hello Victor, where is the definition from? You'll have to include the source.
– Helmar
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Supercilious is a word to descend people with think they are superior to others
answered Apr 7 '18 at 21:05
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Sorry, Miss Air; it's almost possible to see what you're asking but the operative word here is "almost" so please, could you re-phrase that at least two or three different ways, for clarity?
– Robbie Goodwin
Apr 7 '18 at 22:13
Use citations in answers, if you please.
– lbf
Apr 7 '18 at 23:17
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To look down on someone is to "Denigrate"
While people who looked down on others are called "Denigrators"
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You can consider condescend (to sb). If you condescend to somebody, you show feelings of superiority and you can even be patronizing toward that person. So, you actually show it in your actions and this can be called a condescending behavior.
to treat someone as if you are more important or more intelligent than them
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/condescend-to-sb
Further details from vocabulary.com:
If you are being condescending, you are looking down on someone. A 10-year-old who says to his sibling, "What do you know? You're only a 6-year-old!" is being condescending.
The Latin prefix con- means "with," and the Latin word for descend means "down," so the word condescending probably developed to describe someone who looked down on others. Condescending behavior is, not surprisingly, itself looked down upon. It's usually intended to make people feel bad about not knowing or having something, and it very often works.
Note: There is the pejorative term condescending prick also.
Related:
What does 'condescending' exactly mean?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38
Community♦
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answered Nov 27 '14 at 6:21
ermanenermanen
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Condescend seems to be closer to what I am looking for, but I have a sample sentence here that is confusing me. "The minister condescended to eat with the beggars" does this mean the minister accepted to eat with the beggars, or does it mean he was unhappy and refused, or does it mean he ate with the beggars but wasn't happy about it? (I'd personally guess the first, but it doesn't seem to match with the definition of condescend that I find on Google, or am I misunderstanding it?)
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:44
ok nevermind I just checked your link and I think I should read it first to understand my sample sentence
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:45
In any case, in the linked question "What does 'condescending' exactly mean?" the first sample question seems to be the sense that I am trying to convey
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:46
@user13267: Yes, the word has another sense also but today it is mainly used in a negative sense.
– ermanen
Nov 27 '14 at 6:51
Condescend is not always pejorative. God may condescend to man on account of human weakness.
– Mike Taverne
Nov 27 '14 at 6:54
|
show 3 more comments
You can consider condescend (to sb). If you condescend to somebody, you show feelings of superiority and you can even be patronizing toward that person. So, you actually show it in your actions and this can be called a condescending behavior.
to treat someone as if you are more important or more intelligent than them
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/condescend-to-sb
Further details from vocabulary.com:
If you are being condescending, you are looking down on someone. A 10-year-old who says to his sibling, "What do you know? You're only a 6-year-old!" is being condescending.
The Latin prefix con- means "with," and the Latin word for descend means "down," so the word condescending probably developed to describe someone who looked down on others. Condescending behavior is, not surprisingly, itself looked down upon. It's usually intended to make people feel bad about not knowing or having something, and it very often works.
Note: There is the pejorative term condescending prick also.
Related:
What does 'condescending' exactly mean?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38
Community♦
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answered Nov 27 '14 at 6:21
ermanenermanen
45.6k25124234
Condescend seems to be closer to what I am looking for, but I have a sample sentence here that is confusing me. "The minister condescended to eat with the beggars" does this mean the minister accepted to eat with the beggars, or does it mean he was unhappy and refused, or does it mean he ate with the beggars but wasn't happy about it? (I'd personally guess the first, but it doesn't seem to match with the definition of condescend that I find on Google, or am I misunderstanding it?)
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:44
ok nevermind I just checked your link and I think I should read it first to understand my sample sentence
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:45
In any case, in the linked question "What does 'condescending' exactly mean?" the first sample question seems to be the sense that I am trying to convey
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:46
@user13267: Yes, the word has another sense also but today it is mainly used in a negative sense.
– ermanen
Nov 27 '14 at 6:51
Condescend is not always pejorative. God may condescend to man on account of human weakness.
– Mike Taverne
Nov 27 '14 at 6:54
|
show 3 more comments
You can consider condescend (to sb). If you condescend to somebody, you show feelings of superiority and you can even be patronizing toward that person. So, you actually show it in your actions and this can be called a condescending behavior.
to treat someone as if you are more important or more intelligent than them
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/condescend-to-sb
Further details from vocabulary.com:
If you are being condescending, you are looking down on someone. A 10-year-old who says to his sibling, "What do you know? You're only a 6-year-old!" is being condescending.
The Latin prefix con- means "with," and the Latin word for descend means "down," so the word condescending probably developed to describe someone who looked down on others. Condescending behavior is, not surprisingly, itself looked down upon. It's usually intended to make people feel bad about not knowing or having something, and it very often works.
Note: There is the pejorative term condescending prick also.
Related:
What does 'condescending' exactly mean?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38
Community♦
1
answered Nov 27 '14 at 6:21
ermanenermanen
45.6k25124234
You can consider condescend (to sb). If you condescend to somebody, you show feelings of superiority and you can even be patronizing toward that person. So, you actually show it in your actions and this can be called a condescending behavior.
to treat someone as if you are more important or more intelligent than them
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/condescend-to-sb
Further details from vocabulary.com:
If you are being condescending, you are looking down on someone. A 10-year-old who says to his sibling, "What do you know? You're only a 6-year-old!" is being condescending.
The Latin prefix con- means "with," and the Latin word for descend means "down," so the word condescending probably developed to describe someone who looked down on others. Condescending behavior is, not surprisingly, itself looked down upon. It's usually intended to make people feel bad about not knowing or having something, and it very often works.
Note: There is the pejorative term condescending prick also.
Related:
What does 'condescending' exactly mean?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38
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answered Nov 27 '14 at 6:21
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Condescend seems to be closer to what I am looking for, but I have a sample sentence here that is confusing me. "The minister condescended to eat with the beggars" does this mean the minister accepted to eat with the beggars, or does it mean he was unhappy and refused, or does it mean he ate with the beggars but wasn't happy about it? (I'd personally guess the first, but it doesn't seem to match with the definition of condescend that I find on Google, or am I misunderstanding it?)
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:44
ok nevermind I just checked your link and I think I should read it first to understand my sample sentence
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:45
In any case, in the linked question "What does 'condescending' exactly mean?" the first sample question seems to be the sense that I am trying to convey
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:46
@user13267: Yes, the word has another sense also but today it is mainly used in a negative sense.
– ermanen
Nov 27 '14 at 6:51
Condescend is not always pejorative. God may condescend to man on account of human weakness.
– Mike Taverne
Nov 27 '14 at 6:54
|
show 3 more comments
Condescend seems to be closer to what I am looking for, but I have a sample sentence here that is confusing me. "The minister condescended to eat with the beggars" does this mean the minister accepted to eat with the beggars, or does it mean he was unhappy and refused, or does it mean he ate with the beggars but wasn't happy about it? (I'd personally guess the first, but it doesn't seem to match with the definition of condescend that I find on Google, or am I misunderstanding it?)
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:44
ok nevermind I just checked your link and I think I should read it first to understand my sample sentence
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:45
In any case, in the linked question "What does 'condescending' exactly mean?" the first sample question seems to be the sense that I am trying to convey
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:46
@user13267: Yes, the word has another sense also but today it is mainly used in a negative sense.
– ermanen
Nov 27 '14 at 6:51
Condescend is not always pejorative. God may condescend to man on account of human weakness.
– Mike Taverne
Nov 27 '14 at 6:54
Condescend seems to be closer to what I am looking for, but I have a sample sentence here that is confusing me. "The minister condescended to eat with the beggars" does this mean the minister accepted to eat with the beggars, or does it mean he was unhappy and refused, or does it mean he ate with the beggars but wasn't happy about it? (I'd personally guess the first, but it doesn't seem to match with the definition of condescend that I find on Google, or am I misunderstanding it?)
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:44
Condescend seems to be closer to what I am looking for, but I have a sample sentence here that is confusing me. "The minister condescended to eat with the beggars" does this mean the minister accepted to eat with the beggars, or does it mean he was unhappy and refused, or does it mean he ate with the beggars but wasn't happy about it? (I'd personally guess the first, but it doesn't seem to match with the definition of condescend that I find on Google, or am I misunderstanding it?)
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:44
ok nevermind I just checked your link and I think I should read it first to understand my sample sentence
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:45
ok nevermind I just checked your link and I think I should read it first to understand my sample sentence
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:45
In any case, in the linked question "What does 'condescending' exactly mean?" the first sample question seems to be the sense that I am trying to convey
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:46
In any case, in the linked question "What does 'condescending' exactly mean?" the first sample question seems to be the sense that I am trying to convey
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 6:46
@user13267: Yes, the word has another sense also but today it is mainly used in a negative sense.
– ermanen
Nov 27 '14 at 6:51
@user13267: Yes, the word has another sense also but today it is mainly used in a negative sense.
– ermanen
Nov 27 '14 at 6:51
Condescend is not always pejorative. God may condescend to man on account of human weakness.
– Mike Taverne
Nov 27 '14 at 6:54
Condescend is not always pejorative. God may condescend to man on account of human weakness.
– Mike Taverne
Nov 27 '14 at 6:54
|
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- Disdain
- Scorn
Both mean to look on with contempt (or, in noun form, describe the act of looking on with contempt). (And there is the archaic contemn ) Both also imply a public, unashamed display of contempt (scorn even more so than disdain, I think).
He scorned their banal condolences; they were beneath his dignity.
We disdained him as a traitor and a coward.
answered Nov 27 '14 at 0:19
itsbruceitsbruce
3,44221026
Also, despise. "He despised the immigrants for their ill-fitting clothes and crude accents."
– Mike Taverne
Nov 27 '14 at 6:56
add a comment |
- Disdain
- Scorn
Both mean to look on with contempt (or, in noun form, describe the act of looking on with contempt). (And there is the archaic contemn ) Both also imply a public, unashamed display of contempt (scorn even more so than disdain, I think).
He scorned their banal condolences; they were beneath his dignity.
We disdained him as a traitor and a coward.
answered Nov 27 '14 at 0:19
itsbruceitsbruce
3,44221026
Also, despise. "He despised the immigrants for their ill-fitting clothes and crude accents."
– Mike Taverne
Nov 27 '14 at 6:56
add a comment |
- Disdain
- Scorn
Both mean to look on with contempt (or, in noun form, describe the act of looking on with contempt). (And there is the archaic contemn ) Both also imply a public, unashamed display of contempt (scorn even more so than disdain, I think).
He scorned their banal condolences; they were beneath his dignity.
We disdained him as a traitor and a coward.
answered Nov 27 '14 at 0:19
itsbruceitsbruce
3,44221026
- Disdain
- Scorn
Both mean to look on with contempt (or, in noun form, describe the act of looking on with contempt). (And there is the archaic contemn ) Both also imply a public, unashamed display of contempt (scorn even more so than disdain, I think).
He scorned their banal condolences; they were beneath his dignity.
We disdained him as a traitor and a coward.
answered Nov 27 '14 at 0:19
itsbruceitsbruce
3,44221026
edited Nov 28 '14 at 8:53
answered Nov 27 '14 at 0:19
itsbruceitsbruce
3,44221026
answered Nov 27 '14 at 0:19
itsbruceitsbruce
3,44221026
answered Nov 27 '14 at 0:19
itsbruceitsbruce
3,44221026
3,44221026
Also, despise. "He despised the immigrants for their ill-fitting clothes and crude accents."
– Mike Taverne
Nov 27 '14 at 6:56
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Also, despise. "He despised the immigrants for their ill-fitting clothes and crude accents."
– Mike Taverne
Nov 27 '14 at 6:56
Also, despise. "He despised the immigrants for their ill-fitting clothes and crude accents."
– Mike Taverne
Nov 27 '14 at 6:56
Also, despise. "He despised the immigrants for their ill-fitting clothes and crude accents."
– Mike Taverne
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Were you looking for the verb "To patronize" by any chance, because I have remembered it when reading the answers here and it is what I was looking for.
Patronize | Verb |
Definiton: treat with an apparent kindness which betrays a feeling of superiority.
"‘She's a good-hearted girl,’ he said in a patronizing voice"
Synonyms: treat condescendingly, treat with condescension, condescend to, look down on, talk down to, put down, humiliate, treat like a child, treat as inferior, treat with disdain, treat scornfully/contemptuously, be snobbish to
[Oxford]
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Hello Victor, where is the definition from? You'll have to include the source.
– Helmar
Sep 1 '17 at 9:32
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Were you looking for the verb "To patronize" by any chance, because I have remembered it when reading the answers here and it is what I was looking for.
Patronize | Verb |
Definiton: treat with an apparent kindness which betrays a feeling of superiority.
"‘She's a good-hearted girl,’ he said in a patronizing voice"
Synonyms: treat condescendingly, treat with condescension, condescend to, look down on, talk down to, put down, humiliate, treat like a child, treat as inferior, treat with disdain, treat scornfully/contemptuously, be snobbish to
[Oxford]
edited Sep 18 '17 at 10:58
Andrew Leach♦
80k8153257
answered Sep 1 '17 at 6:17
VictorVictor
111
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Hello Victor, where is the definition from? You'll have to include the source.
– Helmar
Sep 1 '17 at 9:32
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Were you looking for the verb "To patronize" by any chance, because I have remembered it when reading the answers here and it is what I was looking for.
Patronize | Verb |
Definiton: treat with an apparent kindness which betrays a feeling of superiority.
"‘She's a good-hearted girl,’ he said in a patronizing voice"
Synonyms: treat condescendingly, treat with condescension, condescend to, look down on, talk down to, put down, humiliate, treat like a child, treat as inferior, treat with disdain, treat scornfully/contemptuously, be snobbish to
[Oxford]
edited Sep 18 '17 at 10:58
Andrew Leach♦
80k8153257
answered Sep 1 '17 at 6:17
VictorVictor
111
Were you looking for the verb "To patronize" by any chance, because I have remembered it when reading the answers here and it is what I was looking for.
Patronize | Verb |
Definiton: treat with an apparent kindness which betrays a feeling of superiority.
"‘She's a good-hearted girl,’ he said in a patronizing voice"
Synonyms: treat condescendingly, treat with condescension, condescend to, look down on, talk down to, put down, humiliate, treat like a child, treat as inferior, treat with disdain, treat scornfully/contemptuously, be snobbish to
[Oxford]
edited Sep 18 '17 at 10:58
Andrew Leach♦
80k8153257
answered Sep 1 '17 at 6:17
VictorVictor
111
edited Sep 18 '17 at 10:58
Andrew Leach♦
80k8153257
edited Sep 18 '17 at 10:58
Andrew Leach♦
80k8153257
edited Sep 18 '17 at 10:58
Andrew Leach♦
80k8153257
80k8153257
answered Sep 1 '17 at 6:17
VictorVictor
111
answered Sep 1 '17 at 6:17
VictorVictor
111
answered Sep 1 '17 at 6:17
VictorVictor
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111
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Hello Victor, where is the definition from? You'll have to include the source.
– Helmar
Sep 1 '17 at 9:32
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Hello Victor, where is the definition from? You'll have to include the source.
– Helmar
Sep 1 '17 at 9:32
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1
Hello Victor, where is the definition from? You'll have to include the source.
– Helmar
Sep 1 '17 at 9:32
Hello Victor, where is the definition from? You'll have to include the source.
– Helmar
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Supercilious is a word to descend people with think they are superior to others
answered Apr 7 '18 at 21:05
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Sorry, Miss Air; it's almost possible to see what you're asking but the operative word here is "almost" so please, could you re-phrase that at least two or three different ways, for clarity?
– Robbie Goodwin
Apr 7 '18 at 22:13
Use citations in answers, if you please.
– lbf
Apr 7 '18 at 23:17
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Supercilious is a word to descend people with think they are superior to others
answered Apr 7 '18 at 21:05
Miss AirMiss Air
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Sorry, Miss Air; it's almost possible to see what you're asking but the operative word here is "almost" so please, could you re-phrase that at least two or three different ways, for clarity?
– Robbie Goodwin
Apr 7 '18 at 22:13
Use citations in answers, if you please.
– lbf
Apr 7 '18 at 23:17
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Supercilious is a word to descend people with think they are superior to others
answered Apr 7 '18 at 21:05
Miss AirMiss Air
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Supercilious is a word to descend people with think they are superior to others
answered Apr 7 '18 at 21:05
Miss AirMiss Air
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answered Apr 7 '18 at 21:05
Miss AirMiss Air
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answered Apr 7 '18 at 21:05
Miss AirMiss Air
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answered Apr 7 '18 at 21:05
Miss AirMiss Air
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Sorry, Miss Air; it's almost possible to see what you're asking but the operative word here is "almost" so please, could you re-phrase that at least two or three different ways, for clarity?
– Robbie Goodwin
Apr 7 '18 at 22:13
Use citations in answers, if you please.
– lbf
Apr 7 '18 at 23:17
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Sorry, Miss Air; it's almost possible to see what you're asking but the operative word here is "almost" so please, could you re-phrase that at least two or three different ways, for clarity?
– Robbie Goodwin
Apr 7 '18 at 22:13
Use citations in answers, if you please.
– lbf
Apr 7 '18 at 23:17
1
1
Sorry, Miss Air; it's almost possible to see what you're asking but the operative word here is "almost" so please, could you re-phrase that at least two or three different ways, for clarity?
– Robbie Goodwin
Apr 7 '18 at 22:13
Sorry, Miss Air; it's almost possible to see what you're asking but the operative word here is "almost" so please, could you re-phrase that at least two or three different ways, for clarity?
– Robbie Goodwin
Apr 7 '18 at 22:13
Use citations in answers, if you please.
– lbf
Apr 7 '18 at 23:17
Use citations in answers, if you please.
– lbf
Apr 7 '18 at 23:17
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To look down on someone is to "Denigrate"
While people who looked down on others are called "Denigrators"
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To look down on someone is to "Denigrate"
While people who looked down on others are called "Denigrators"
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To look down on someone is to "Denigrate"
While people who looked down on others are called "Denigrators"
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Are you looking for "haughty"?
– Dan Bron
Nov 27 '14 at 0:12
Does it also mean to act to others as if one is superior?
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 0:13
'haughty' sounds ok (but still doesn't quite feel like what I am looking for), but I am looking for a verb really
– user13267
Nov 27 '14 at 0:14
Yes, it does. If you'd prefer a verb, give us an example sentence where you'd like to use it.
– Dan Bron
Nov 27 '14 at 0:15
To scorn : to treat with contempt or derision.
– user66974
Nov 27 '14 at 0:16