talk down to somebody phrasal verb (see also talk)
to talk to someone as if they are stupid, although they are not Synonym : patronize:
The students felt that they were talked down to as though they were children.

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talk down to
talk down to (someone)
to speak to someone as if they were too young or stupid to understand something.
I think of old people just as I think of myself, so I don't talk down to them.

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talk down to
to use words or ideas that make you seem smarter or better than others
I do not like that woman because she is always talking down to the people around her.

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talk down to someone
talk down to (someone)
to speak to someone as if they were too young or stupid to understand something.
I think of old people just as I think of myself, so I don't talk down to them.

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talk down to someone
to use words or ideas that make you seem smarter or better than others
I do not like that woman because she is always talking down to the people around her.

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