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patronizing attitude

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  • patronizing — patronize pat‧ron‧ize [ˈpætrənaɪz ǁ ˈpeɪ , ˈpæ ] also patronise verb [transitive] 1. COMMERCE to use or visit a particular shop, restaurant, hotel etc: • Many homosexuals patronize gay owned companies simply because they feel more comfortabl …   Financial and business terms

  • patronizing — pat|ro|niz|ing [ˈpætrənaızıŋ US ˈpeı , ˈpæ ] adj someone who is patronizing talks to you in a way that shows they think you are less intelligent or important than them ▪ a patronizing attitude ▪ a patronizing tone ▪ I don t mean to sound… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • patronizing — adjective someone who is patronizing talks to you as if they think you are less intelligent or important than them: Try not to sound so patronizing when you talk to the students. | a patronizing attitude patronizingly adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • patronizing — Synonyms and related words: Olympian detachment, Olympian loftiness, arrogance, arrogant, arrogantness, assumption of superiority, big, condescendence, condescending, condescension, domineering, domineeringness, haughtiness, haughty, haughty airs …   Moby Thesaurus

  • attitude — n. 1) to assume, strike, take an attitude 2) a belligerent, defiant, surly; casual; cavalier; condescending, patronizing; hands off; holier than thou; irreverent; liberal; negative; positive; reverent; scornful attitude 3) an attitude about; of;… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • attitude — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ carefree, good, healthy, positive, right, upbeat ▪ I try to have a healthy, positive attitude to life. ▪ She seems to have the right attitude for …   Collocations dictionary

  • patronizing — (BrE also ising) adj. VERBS ▪ be, sound ▪ become ▪ find sb/sth ▪ I found his tone rather patronizing. ADVERB …   Collocations dictionary

  • patronizing — [[t]pæ̱trənaɪzɪŋ, AM pe͟ɪt [/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If someone is patronizing, they speak or behave towards you in a way that seems friendly, but which shows that they think they are superior to you. The tone of the interview was… …   English dictionary

  • patronizing — adjective (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑arch, ↑condescending, ↑patronising • Similar to: ↑superior • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Circular definition — A circular definition is one that uses the term(s) being defined as a part of the definition or assumes a prior understanding of the term being defined. Either the audience must already know the meaning of the key term(s), or the definition is… …   Wikipedia

  • Israel — /iz ree euhl, ray /, n. 1. a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 5,534,672; 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Cap.: Jerusalem. 2. the people traditionally descended from Jacob; the Hebrew or Jewish people. 3 …   Universalium

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