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past tense of talk down (to)
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to assume or treat with an air of superiority
- just because I don't have extensive experience in the field is no reason to talk down to me as if I were a child
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“Talked down (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talked%20down%20%28to%29. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021.
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