Talk Down — definition

1. talk down (Verb)

talk down (Verb) — Belittle through talk.

talk down (Verb) — Speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child. ex. "He talks down to her"

talk down (Verb) — Direct and control (the flight of an aeroplane during landing) via radio. ex. "the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill"

belittle denigrate derogate direct minimise minimize speak talk