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belittlingenUK
be·lit·tle B0171200 (bĭ-lĭt′l)tr.v. be·lit·tled, be·lit·tling, be·lit·tles 1. To represent or speak of as unimportant or contemptible: a person who belittled our efforts to do the job right. See Synonyms at disparage.2. To cause to seem little or smaller than something else: "Away on the very edge of the cliffs, close under the sky, were pines, belittled by distance" (Stewart Edward White).
be·lit′tle·ment n.be·lit′tler n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | belittling - a belittling commentdenigrationderogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something | | 2. | belittling - the act of belittlingdispraise, disparagement - the act of speaking contemptuously of | | Adj. | 1. | belittling - tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, slighting, depreciative, depreciatoryuncomplimentary - tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage |
belittlingenUK
Synonyms for belittlingnoun a belittling commentSynonymsRelated Words- derogation
- disparagement
- depreciation
noun the act of belittlingRelated Wordsadj tending to diminish or disparageSynonyms- deprecating
- deprecative
- deprecatory
- slighting
- depreciative
- depreciatory
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