belittlementn.
/bᵻˈlɪtlm(ə)nt/, U.S. /bəˈlɪd(ə)lm(ə)nt/, /biˈlɪd(ə)lm(ə)nt/ Dismissal of the importance of a person or thing, depreciation.
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1826 T. Flint Francis Berrian II. iv. 211 Our language is rich in terms of belittlement, hatred, and contempt.
1882 Pop. Sci. Monthly 20 370 A systematic belittlement of the essential..in the story.
1923 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Apr. 237/2 The belittlement which the iconoclasts of to-day..hurl at the once idolized name of Tennyson.
1964 J. B. Steane Marlowe ii. vi. 228 The dominant spirit is one of belittlement, where dignity is undermined, nobility turned to pettiness, and man made abject, thwarted and humiliated.
2002 A. Davies Frog King 44 Just because you spell an author's name wrong on an invitation doesn't mean that you're stupid and worthless and fair game for public ridicule and belittlement.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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