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Belittling vs Patronizing - What's the difference?

belittling | patronizing |

As verbs the difference between belittling and patronizing

is that belittling is while patronizing is .

As a noun belittling

is belittlement.

As an adjective patronizing is

offensively condescending.

belittling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • belittlement
  • * 1988 , Dennis Marcellino, Sweeping it under the drug (page 123)
    • And usually this manifests as them trying to prove their parent's criticism's and belittlings wrong.

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    patronizing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • offensively condescending

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (head)