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[ noun ] assistance in time of difficulty
Synonyms Examples "the contributions provided some relief for the victims" Used in print (Harold Searles, "Schizophrenic Communication,"...)Eventually it became clear to me , partly with the aid of another schizophrenic patient who could point_out my condescension to me somewhat more directly , that this man , with his condescending , `` You 're welcome '' , was very accurately personifying an element of obnoxious condescension which had been present in my own demeanor , over these months , on each of these occasions when I had bid him good-bye with the consoling note , each time , that the healing Christ would be stooping_to dispense this succor to the poor suffered again on the morrow . Related terms |
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