talk sth down
— phrasal verb with talk /tɔːk/
/tɑːk/ verb [I] Definition
› to talk about something in a way that makes it seem less important or less serious than it really is: He began his lecture by talking down the initiatives of a rival company.Treating as unimportantNeglecting and ignoringNot paying attentionExaggerating and playing downPraising and applauding
(Definition of talk sth down from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- blow sth/sb off phrasal verb
- brush sb/sth aside phrasal verb
- denigrate verb
- deprecate verb (NOT VALUE)
- dismiss verb (NOT TAKE SERIOUSLY)
- dismissal noun (OF IDEA, ETC.)
- laugh sth off phrasal verb
- light adjective (NOT SERIOUS)
- look down on sb phrasal verb
- mock verb
- play fast and loose with sth/sb idiom
- scorn noun
- scorn verb
- scornful adjective
- scruple verb
- skate over/round/around sth phrasal verb
- sniff at sth phrasal verb (DISAPPROVE)
- sweep sth aside phrasal verb
- wave sth aside phrasal verb
- write sb/sth off phrasal verb
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