slapping down
Crushing with authority
To slap down is to reject or rebuke forcefully and decisively.
A judge slaps down a frivolous motion; a boss slaps down an employee's suggestion.
The image is of a flat hand coming down hard—quick, dismissive, final: The proposal was slapped down before it even reached committee.
The noun slap-down names such a rebuke.
- smackStrike with open hand
- crackdownSudden strict enforcement
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- rebukeExpress sharp disapproval
reject · dismiss · reprimand · talking to · condemn · hand · overrule · pound · veto · suppress · discourage · quash · squelch · humiliate · thump · whack · intimidate · swat
- placing actionsputting, placing, laying, dropping, depositing
slapping downencouraging
Giving confidence or hope
supporting · gentle encouragement · endorsing · praising · championing
slapping downelevating
Lifting to higher level
empowering · uplifting · boosting · promoting · amplifying
slapping downgentle encouragement
Supportive, soft urging
kind words · warm reception · nurturing · coaxing · soothing
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