to shout down
9
6.1
- phrasal verb
- /ʃaʊt daʊn/
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- No, we were shouted down as agitators.
And when they do like JK Rowling's, they get shouted down.
- And when they do like JK Rowling's, they get shouted down.
- They just don't exist that much anywhere or when they do, they're just shouted down and intimidated.
- It is not normal to hold back on saying something for fear of being shouted down or gaslighted.
- And certainly as long as long as I'm capable and, and don't get shouted down by the EPS physically.
- And he was often sort of shouted down for being a scold, even though he was right.
- The message that people are getting is if you, if you shout people down, the speech will be stopped and you will win.
- You know, another thing I've noticed and traveling around, it's scary is the whole people, people getting shouted down or cancelled because of what they express or say.
Examples
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The real problem is that when you call them on it, you are shouted down as a fool.
Blog text (2) -
Speaker, I think they are shouting down this point because they don't want to hear the truth.
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The message that people are getting is if you, if you shout people down, the speech will be stopped and you will win.
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One or two voices respond, but most people shout him down.
Fiction book (2001) -
The ship's guide kept trying to shout down the German group's guide, and vice versa.
Fiction book (1997) -
How many conservatives have been shouted down when they speak at universities?
Blog text (9) -
Carter was shouted down and had to abandon the rostrum.
Academic text (2001) -
Smart Republicans can't even bring themselves to LOUDLY shout down this type of nonsense.
Blog text (21) -
The effects of PC have been apparent when politically incorrect speakers were shouted down or their invitations canceled for fear of disruption.
Academic text (1994) -
During the debate, the opposing party members tried to shout down the speaker, making it hard for him to express his views.
Synonyms
4
4.0
Speak loudly so others can hear you above noise
2
5.0
Make someone stop talking and be quiet
1
6.7
To shout louder than another person
Antonyms
How Silenced
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is partially predictable from the parts: 'shout' (make loud noise) combined with the particle 'down' conveys suppressing or overpowering someone's speech by shouting. However, understanding the exact pragmatic sense ('prevent someone from being heard') requires knowledge of the phrasal-verb pattern where 'down' indicates suppression, so it is not fully transparent to a B1 learner without exposure.
Etymology
Shout down comes from the image of a crowd using a loud shout to push a speaker's voice down so others cannot hear them. So shout down means 'to prevent someone from speaking or being heard'.