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- [bak tawk]
- /bæk tɔk/
- /bæk tɔːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bak tawk]
- /bæk tɔk/
Definition of back-talk word
- noun back-talk an impudent response; impudence. 1
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Origin of back-talk
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60
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Parts of speech for Back-talk
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
back-talk popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for back-talk
noun back-talk
- cheek — Your cheeks are the sides of your face below your eyes.
- comeback — If someone such as an entertainer or sports personality makes a comeback, they return to their profession or sport after a period away.
- guff — empty or foolish talk; nonsense.
- insolence — contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
- insult — to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
verb back-talk
- assert — If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.
- affirm — If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
- object — anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.
- revolt — to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny: to revolt against the present government.
- insist — to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc.: He insists on checking every shipment.
Antonyms for back-talk
verb back-talk
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- comply — If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
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