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condescension
noun as in disdain, superiority
Example Sentences
She could have given an answer that would blunt the perceptions of liberal condescension, seize the flag, earn herself a reputation as a bold truth-teller and crush Trump’s dominance game.
Liberal condescension born of ignorance of New York’s daily reality will be further fodder for the right wing.
"Racism is the core of their campaign and yet they want a public discourse in which the very idea that they're racist is not only absurd, but offensive and indicative of liberal condescension and bias."
The New York Times, which had vigorously supported the Iraq invasion published four op-eds defending Strauss, polemics that employed ridicule and condescension against the unsophisticated critics who supposedly didn’t “get” the philosopher’s subtle arguments.
My colleagues and I also found it when we analyzed the language Donald Trump uses to appeal to white working-class voters in his campaign speeches, especially in response to perceived elite condescension.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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