how to pronounce patronizing

/ˈpɛɪtɹəˌnaɪzɪŋ/

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patronizing is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of patronizing in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… very patronizing big brother mentality …”

meanings of patronizing

adjective:

Offensively condescending.

verb:

Present participle of patronize.

patronizing frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word patronizing occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics patronizing can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that patronizing can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;

words with pronunciation similar to patronizing

patronize