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View synonyms for talk down to
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Also, speak down to . Address someone with insulting condescension, patronize, as in Just because she's editor-in-chief doesn't give her the right to talk down to her staff , or Children hate teachers who speak down to them .Discover More
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She puts on a kind of condescending, talk-down-to-you sort of manner.
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