shout down

Meanings

verbshout down (third-person singular simple present shouts down, present participle shouting down, simple past and past participle shouted down)

present singular third person shouts down · participle present shouting down · participle past shouted down · past shouted down

transitiveTo shout louder than (someone) in order to force through one's argument or point of view.
He had shouted down at least one judge in the Mairie de Luxembourg after a dozen cigars had failed to bring about his ends.
1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber, published 2007, page 26

Also see

Finnish huutaa kovempaa kuin

huutaa kovempaa kuinto shout louder than someone in order to force through one's argument

German niederbrüllen

niederbrüllento shout louder than someone in order to force through one's argument

Polish zakrzykiwać, zakrzyczeć

zakrzykiwaćto shout louder than someone in order to force through one's argument
zakrzyczećto shout louder than someone in order to force through one's argument

Portuguese falar por cima de alguém

falar por cima de alguémto shout louder than someone in order to force through one's argument

Spanish abuchear a alguien

abuchear a alguiento shout louder than someone in order to force through one's argument

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APA

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Chicago

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