tone policing
[ tohn puh-lee-sing ]
/ ˈtoʊn pəˌli sɪŋ /
noun
a conversational tactic that dismisses the ideas being communicated when they are perceived to be delivered in an angry, frustrated, sad, fearful, or otherwise emotionally charged manner:It’s condescending to shut down an argument through tone policing.Tone policing can silence the narratives of oppressed populations.
OTHER WORDS FROM tone policing
tone-po·lice, verb (used with object) tone-po·liced, tone-po·lic·ing. tone po·lice, plural nounWords nearby tone policing
tone dialing,
tone down,
tone language,
tone painting,
tone poem,
tone policing,
tone row,
tone up,
tone-deaf,
tone-setter,
tone-up