put-down
Example Sentences
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Industrial policy was for Europeans; a common put-down was that it was “dirigiste,” a French term for “directed.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023
Seeking to break the ice at their first summit in Singapore, Trump told Kim the nickname wasn’t as much of a put-down as it sounded.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2023
“The only culture in Delhi is agriculture,” went another put-down.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2022
What makes this all the more frustrating is that it's true, as the editorial board says, that "social media is awash in speech of the point-scoring, picking-apart, piling-on, put-down variety."
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2022
It was classic Zach—the sneering, superior put-down tone that he used on other people, but never on me.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
