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(transitive) To respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent manner.

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backtalk

Source Word

backtalk

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

transitive

(transitive) To respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent manner.

Japanese Meaning

相手に対して皮肉や傲慢さを含む攻撃的な口答えをする / 生意気に言い返す / 反抗的な態度で口論する

If you backtalk your parents, you'll lose privileges until you learn to respect them.

親に口答えすると、礼儀を学ぶまで特権を失います。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent manner.

Peter was sent to detention for backtalking the teacher.

backtalks

（ present singular third-person ）

backtalking

（ participle present ）

backtalked

（ participle past ）

backtalked

（ past ）