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Patronizing means speaking or behaving towards someone as if they are stupid or not important. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, pronunciation, and translations in different languages.
- Znaczenie Patronizing, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
PATRONIZING definicja: 1. speaking or behaving towards...
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PATRONIZING meaning: 1. speaking or behaving towards someone...
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PATRONIZE definition: 1. to speak to or behave towards...
- Znaczenie Patronizing, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
Learn the various meanings of patronize, from providing aid or support to adopting an air of condescension. See synonyms, examples, word history and etymology of patronize.
Patronizing means showing or characterized by a superior attitude towards others : marked by condescension. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related entries of patronizing.
Patronize means to speak or behave towards someone as if they are stupid or not important, or to be a regular customer of a place. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of patronize with Cambridge Dictionary.
Patronizing is an adjective that means displaying condescension toward a person in a way that arrogantly implies that it’s actually kind or helpful to that person. Patronizing can be used to describe a person or their words, tone, attitude, or actions.
If you are patronizing, you tend to speak down to others, acting as though you are smarter, classier, or just plain better than anyone else. For the record, your snobby attitude is not impressing anyone.
If you patronize a business, you shop there regularly. But if someone patronizes you, it's not so pleasant — they talk to you as if you were inferior or not very intelligent. Patronize comes from Latin patronus "protector, master," related to pater "father."
