talk down English

Meaning talk down meaning

What does talk down mean?

talk down

— verb belittle through talk

— verb speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child He talks down to her

— verb direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill

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understate

take down

play down

pick at

patronize

minimize

minimise

downplay

disprove

diminish

deprecate

confute

condescend

belittle

be used to

be accustomed to

background

argue into silence

argue down