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paternalistically adverb usually disapprovinguk /pəˌtɜː.nəˈlɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/ us /pəˌtɝː.nəˈlɪs.tɪ.kəl.i/ in a way that involves making decisions for other people rather than letting them take responsibility for their own lives: We generally accept that in emergency situations, doctors can behave paternalistically. The museum decided to talk down paternalistically to an audience that deserves something more challenging. He paternalistically did not explain to her what he was doing. Women were tired of being treated paternalistically by doctors who dismissed their concerns. The government makes decisions paternalistically. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Controlling and being in charge aggrandize assert your authority assume assumption authoritative cynical get the better of someoneidiom get your hooks into someone/somethingidiom get/fall into the wrong handsidiom govern guiding principle peremptorily peremptory play Godidiom plenipotentiary police slow tame wrangle wrangler
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