Search results
- Dictionarypatronizing/ˈpātrəˌnīziNG/
adjective
- 1. apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending: "we both occasionally experienced patronizing attitudes from staff"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
Patronizing means showing or characterized by a superior attitude towards others : marked by condescension. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related entries of patronizing.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the verb patronize, from providing support or aid to adopting an air of condescension. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
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.
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. Patronizing is also the continuous (- ing) form of the verb patronize, which means to act ...
Patronize means to treat someone with condescension or contempt, or to be a regular customer of a place. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with examples and synonyms, from the Cambridge Dictionary.
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.
To patronize is to be a customer (or patron) of a business or other establishment. In this sense, patronize most often means to be a paying customer, especially a regular one. However, you can patronize establishments that are not businesses—you can patronize a library, for example.
