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shout down

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To shout louder than (someone) in order to force through one's argument or point of view.

transitive

Equivalents

2 more languages

Examples

“He had shouted down at least one judge⟳ in the Mairie de Luxembourg after a dozen cigars had failed to bring⟳ about his ends.”

CEFR level

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

shout fire in a crowded theater shout from the rooftops shout out shout the odds shouted shouted down

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