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Paternalist vs Patronizing - What's the difference?

paternalist | patronizing |

As adjectives the difference between paternalist and patronizing

is that paternalist is of or pertaining to paternalism while patronizing is offensively condescending.

As a noun paternalist

is an advocate of paternalism.

As a verb patronizing is

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paternalist

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to paternalism.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An advocate of paternalism.

    • patronizing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • offensively condescending

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (head)