1.
to argue down; to out-talk; to defeat in argument
To win an argument by talking; to silence someone through superior argumentation.
彼に言い負かされて凹んだ。
I was talked down by him and felt deflated.
議論で相手を言い負かした。
I out-argued my opponent in the debate.
彼女は誰にも言い負かされない。
She can't be out-talked by anyone.
言い負かす means to defeat someone in an argument.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: Transitive (他動詞)
- Pattern: Xを言い負かす (out-talk X)
WORD FORMATION:
言う (to say) + 負かす (to defeat) = defeat by saying
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 言い負かされる: to be out-argued (passive)
- 言い負かせない: cannot out-argue
- 議論で言い負かす: out-argue in a debate
NUANCE:
Often has a slightly negative connotation, implying winning through persistence or verbal force rather than logic alone.
RELATED:
- 論破する: to refute (more formal)
- 言い返す: to talk back
- 言い争う: to argue, quarrel