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talked down to

talked down to is the simple past and past participle of talk down to.

Meaning of talk down to

Verb

talk down to (third-person singular simple present talks down to, present participle talking down to, simple past and past participle talked down to)

  1. (transitive) To speak to another person in a demeaning or patronizing way.
    Synonyms:
    condescend

Questions about talked down to

What is talked down to the simple past and past participle of?
Talked down to is the simple past and past participle of talk down to.

Words near talked down to in the dictionary

  1. talked back
  2. talked big
  3. talked cock
  4. talked dirty
  5. talked down
  6. talked down to
  7. talked everything
  8. talked fast and loose
  9. talked in circles
  10. talked into
  11. talked like a book

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