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.
Definition of stockade. 1  1 : a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense. 2  2a : an enclosure or pen made with posts and stakesb : an enclosure in which prisoners are kept.
The definition of a charade is an act or a pretense put on to make something appear different than what it is or a word or phrase that is acted out. 1  An example of charade is when a dysfunctional family pretends to be a happy family on the outside.