talk sb down Definition In English

• 0 to speak loudly or without stopping to prevent someone else from speaking:

  • I tried to explain, but he just talked me down.

• 1 to persuade someone that he or she is wrong or should not act:

  • Just as soon as the President voiced his dissent, his advisors talked him down.

• 2 to persuade someone who is threatening to kill himself or herself not to jump from a high place:

  • The policeman talked the girl down after she had been on the roof for two hours.