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Meaning of shout down | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

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

transitive

Equivalents

Deutsch niederbrüllen niederschreien
Ελληνικά γιουχαΐζω κράζω
Español abuchear a alguien
Polski zakrzyczeć zakrzykiwać
Português falar por cima de alguém

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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