单词 | talk something or someone down |
释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to give instructions to (an aircraft) by radio to enable it to land They began to talk the plane down over the radio. Synonyms help to land bring to land give landing instructions to 2 (phrasal verb) Definition to give instructions to (an aircraft) by radio to enable it to land They're tired of politicians talking the economy down. Synonyms criticize His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children. belittle We mustn't belittle her outstanding achievement. disparage his tendency to disparage literature knock (informal) I'm not knocking them: if they want to do it, it's up to them. pan (informal) His first movie was panned by the critics. diminish Even when we're angry we never diminish each other. put down (informal) denigrate We habitually denigrated our boss in his absence. deprecate They deprecate him and call him names. depreciate A parent should never depreciate their child's interests. diss (slang) Additional synonymsin the sense of belittle Definition to treat (something or someone) as having little value or importance We mustn't belittle her outstanding achievement. Synonyms run down, dismiss, diminish, put down, underestimate, discredit, ridicule, scorn, rubbish (informal), degrade, minimize, downgrade, undervalue, knock (informal), deride, malign, detract from, denigrate, scoff at, disparage, decry, sneer at, underrate, deprecate, depreciate, defame, derogatein the sense of denigrate Definition to criticize (someone or something) unfairly We habitually denigrated our boss in his absence. Synonyms disparage, run down, slag (off) (slang), knock (informal), rubbish (informal), blacken, malign, belittle, decry, revile, vilify, slander, defame, bad-mouth (slang), besmirch, impugn, calumniate, asperse in the sense of deprecate Definition to express disapproval of They deprecate him and call him names. Synonyms disparage, criticize, run down, discredit, scorn, deride, detract, malign, denigrate, belittle, vilify, knock (informal), diss (slang), throw shade (at) (slang), bad-mouth (slang), lambast(e), flame (informal) Nearby words of |
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