Definition of talk down
: to speak in a condescending or oversimplified fashion
: to disparage or belittle by talking
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Examples of talk down in a Sentence
a company that prefers to talk up its own products rather than talk down those of its competitors
Recent Examples of talk down from the Web
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Winfrey, a cultural icon, has talked down the possibility since, but some Democrats continue to stoke the idea of having a global celebrity of their own as a foil to Trump, the former reality TV star and media mogul turned Republican president.
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What a big man talking down to couple of women and a helpless employee.
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The suicidal male eventually was talked down from the ledge of the bridge, the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Croatia and Sweden have both defied expectations, while England has repeatedly talked down its chances but now has an expectant nation back home believing its time has come again under head coach Gareth Southgate.
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Perry also cited an alternate juror who said the prosecution talked down to the jurors and didn’t show respect for them.
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This is not the first time an image of German Chancellor Angela Merkel literally talking down to an American president has made the rounds online.
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What a big man talking down to couple of women and a helpless employee.
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Thankfully, he is tracked to Cambridge by school administrators and talked down.
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First Known Use of talk down
1844
talk down Synonyms
Synonyms
bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, diminish, discount, dismiss, disparage, kiss off, minimize, play down, put down, run down, vilipend, write off;
Related Words
censure, condemn, criticize, denounce, reprehend, reprobate;
asperse, defame, malign, rip, slander, slur, traduce, vilify;
Phrases
dump on;
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