Word: condescension
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
de
scen
sion
Definition: The act of condescending; a manner of behaving toward others in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies one’s own superiority to the others; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors.
Morphemes:
Affix: condescend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing (toward someone); to talk down (to someone).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: together
Affix: dēscendere
Language: la
Decoded: descendere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I lower oneself, to stoop
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.