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单词 patronizing
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patronizingadjective

UK usually patronising uk/ˈpæt.rə.naɪ.zɪŋ/us/ˈpeɪ.trə.naɪ.zɪŋ/

speaking or behaving towards someone as if they are stupid or not important:

It's that patronizing tone of hers that I can't bear.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Showing arrogance and conceit

  • (as) proud as Lucifer idiom
  • a cut above idiom
  • airs and graces idiom
  • arrogant
  • as if you owned the place idiom
  • brash
  • cocksure
  • egocentric
  • egoistic
  • egotistic
  • get on your high horse idiom
  • haughty
  • overbearing
  • preen
  • put on the dog idiom
  • revolve
  • revolve around sb/sth
  • self-appointed
  • self-importance
  • snotty

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patronizingadjective

UK also patronising uk/ˈpætrənaɪzɪŋ/us/ˈpeɪtrənaɪzɪŋ/

treating someone as if they are stupid or not important:

patronizing to sb Of those that had seen the commercial, 26% found it patronizing to women and 17% patronizing to men.
a patronizing attitude/tone
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