At the time, Challenger was the most-flown orbiter in NASAâs fleet. Sadly, the Challenger made history in a different way that morning, entering the books as NASAâs first space shuttle disaster. A mere 73 seconds after liftoff, the space shuttle broke apart over the Atlantic, taking the lives of all seven crewmembers.
Condescending means to treat someone in a demeaning manner by implying that they are inferior, often in an ingratiating, patronizing, or snobbish way. Another term is talking down to someone.
condescend (adj.) mid-14c., to yield deferentially, from Old French condescendere (14c.) to agree, consent, give in, yield, from Late Latin condescendere to let oneself down, from Latin com with, together (see com-) + descendere descend (see descend). Sense of to sink willingly to equal terms with inferiors is from mid-15c.