talk down

British  

verb

1. to behave (towards) in a superior or haughty manner

2. (tr) to override (a person or argument) by continuous or loud talking

3. (tr) to give instructions to (an aircraft) by radio to enable it to land

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talk down Idioms  

1. Belittle, depreciate, as in They talked down the importance of the move .

2. Silence someone by speaking loudly and persistently, as in They talked down whatever objections she brought up . [Early 1800s]

3. Help an aircraft to land by giving directions via radio, as in The fog was so thick the control tower had to talk us down . [c. 1940]

4. See talk down to .

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Example Sentences

For some reason, Mom’s words feel like she’s talking down to me, like I’m some baby who just stopped putting sharp objects in his mouth.

From Literature

What I am saying is that, if you have never found yourself in a situation where your life does a complete 180, it’s wrong to talk down to anyone.

From MarketWatch

So why is Broadcom talking down its major success with Google?

From Barron's

Energy Secretary Chris Wright appears “less focused on talking down prices and more on rebuilding a pillar of support through steady buying,” she said, so that shift in posture likely contributed to Wednesday’s bounce.

From MarketWatch

Honoré tried to be a steadying force in a misinformation maelstrom and found himself veering between comforting the sickly and frightened and talking down heavily armed military forces training their guns on harmless flood victims.

From Salon