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What does condescendence mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors, condescension. syn.
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He resolves moments of confusion without pretense or condescendence.
The eradication of poverty is, therefore, not any more a matter of condescendence or of compassion, but a matter of conscience.
Women defenders further encounter discrimination within the organization or trade union they operate as their male colleagues often treat them with condescendence.
He should have taen a day to see the invitation, as they do wi' the titular's condescendence in the process of valuation and sale.
To discard the written word in those times was not some pedagogical condescendence, but a valid way Tradition had of successfully encrypting esoteric messages.
Sae we'll just revise the condescendence, an' tak better care for time to come.

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