It is the treatment of another person as if they are vastly inferior in some (or all) ways. Also called ''patronizing'': "Don't patronize me!" (meaning, ''don't treat me as if I'm an ignorant child or [[idiot]], because I'm not!''). | It is the treatment of another person as if they are vastly inferior in some (or all) ways. Also called ''patronizing'': "Don't patronize me!" (meaning, ''don't treat me as if I'm an ignorant child or [[idiot]], because I'm not!''). |