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.
Full Definition of DISPLACE. transitive verb. 1. b: to remove from an office, status, or job c obsolete: to drive out: banish.2. b: to take the place of (as in a chemical reaction) : supplant. â disÂ·placeÂ·able \-ËplÄ-sÉ-bÉl\ adjective. See displace defined for English-language learners. See displace defined for kids.isplace implies an ousting or dislodging. supplant implies either a dispossessing or usurping of another's place, possessions, or privileges or an uprooting of something and its replacement with something else. supersede implies replacing a person or thing that has become superannuated, obsolete, or otherwise inferior.