- Korean
-
English (US)
What does condescending mean?
- English (US)
Condescending means acting like you are better than other people around you.
Example:
"It was condescending when John said I should dress more like him at work."
Was this answer helpful?
Obviously wrong
Explanation is not enough
Written in a language I can't understand
Answer is not related to the question
Other reason
- English (US)
Condescending is an adjective to describe when people "talk down to" others, or make them feel stupid. In has a very rude and negative connotation.
-"He spoke in a condescending tone, as if he were speaking to a child."
-"The way they were treated was condescending."
-"Don't speak to me condescendingly just because English isn't my first language."
Was this answer helpful?
- Korean
With HiNative, you can have your writing corrected by both native speakers and AI 📝✨.
- Please show me example sentences with condescend.
- What does condescending mean?
- What does condescending mean?
- What does gyatt mean?
- What does What is the difference between n-word and hard r n-word? Why n-word with hard r is cons...
- What does Thank you.love! のlove mean?
- What does Gush over mean?
- What does soak it all in mean?
- What does Value mean?
- What does Do not glomp me mean?
- What does spoil mean?
- What does Someone’s gonna leave you high someone’s gonna leave you low But not me (a lyrics from ...
- What does It also can give you a (perhaps false) sense of protection should you encounter an aggr...
- What does “Rosie's friend had asked Rosie to come for dinner”. This asked mean like “invite” and ...
- What does Value mean?
- What does What is the mean of 「it drips off me」 A: You are SWAG B:It drips off me mean?
- What does Do not glomp me mean?
- What does he is going .stay it mean?
What’s this symbol?
The Language Level symbol shows a user's proficiency in the languages they're interested in. Setting your Language Level helps other users provide you with answers that aren't too complex or too simple.
-
Beginner
Has difficulty understanding even short answers in this language.
-
Beginner-Intermediate
Can ask simple questions and can understand simple answers.
-
Intermediate
Can ask all types of general questions and can understand longer answers.
-
Advanced
Can understand long, complex answers.
Show your appreciation in a way that likes and stamps can't.
By sending a gift to someone, they will be more likely to answer your questions again!
If you post a question after sending a gift to someone, your question will be displayed in a special section on that person’s feed.
Thank you very much! Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
