patronising

1. 1.

   (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

   Synonymsarchcondescendingpatronizing

   Similarsuperior

Questions about patronising

What does patronising mean?

patronising means "(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension".

How many syllables are in patronising?

patronising has 4 syllables and divides as pa-tro-ni-sing under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.