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Meaning of put-down | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Deutsch Erniedrigung Herabsetzung
עברית ירידה
Polski afront obelga
Русский ко́лкость наезд шпилька
Svenska giftighet

Examples

“When he called you a know-it-all, he meant it as a put-down.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

put-in Put-in-Bay put-me-up put-on put-out put-outness

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