conascend
Verb: To look down on someone or something for being or acting above the conascender's station.
opposite of condescend.
opposite of condescend.
s (10:08:54 PM): did you take international relations
s (10:09:13 PM): cause i need to find out where to find an article from a scholarly journal
f(10:09:19 PM): naws
f (10:09:22 PM): i dowsnt
s (10:09:30 PM): oh but you would have taken it for fuckin honors and had to read a book anyway
s (10:09:44 PM): not to conascend
s (10:09:13 PM): cause i need to find out where to find an article from a scholarly journal
f(10:09:19 PM): naws
f (10:09:22 PM): i dowsnt
s (10:09:30 PM): oh but you would have taken it for fuckin honors and had to read a book anyway
s (10:09:44 PM): not to conascend
conascending
adj. To condescend from below. To make fun of someone who in fact, at least in the area in which they are being made fun of, is actually one's superior. Usually done in a mocking and/or sarcastic tone.
n. conascension
n. conascension
Jill was very conascending to Mary when she said, "You went to Yale, so I'm just sure YOU can figure out how we'll find a cab downtown."
Conascending
Acting or being so stupid so as to make others feel better about themselves.
The friend who asks you "the quarterback is the one who throws the ball, right?" would be said to be conascending
Conascending
Opposite of condescending
To reflect the manner that struck him, he replied in a conascending manner to balance the flow
conascending
singing praise for another person to the extent of seeming patronizing or ingenuine, often by putting oneself down
"You really are one hell of an artist, someone call the Louvre! I can't even draw a stick figure."
Conascending comments can be difficult for the receiver to respond to, especially when the other person diminishes their own abilities.
Conascending comments can be difficult for the receiver to respond to, especially when the other person diminishes their own abilities.