Praise
Praise verb - To proclaim the glory of.
Talk down
Talk down verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.
Usage example: a company that prefers to talk up its own products rather than talk down those of its competitors
Both terms in one sentence
- In the weekly Crumbled Chamberlain quest, you are tasked with reassembling the statue that houses the soul of a Mogu chamberlain, who proceeds to talk down to you, giving you patronizing praise at best while arrogantly insisting that you stop dallying at worst as you kill monsters on the island.
Source: Entitled Bastard
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