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.
Stock Market. Loading the player... What is the 'Stock Market'. The stock market refers to the collection of markets and exchanges where the issuing and trading of equities (stocks of publicly held companies), bonds and other sorts of securities takes place, either through formal exchanges or over-the-counter markets.