belittleverb [ T ]
uk/bɪˈlɪt.əl/us/bɪˈlɪt̬.əl/to make a person or an action seem as if he, she or it is not important:
Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittled her efforts.
Stop belittling yourself - your work is highly valued.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Insults & abuse
- arse-licker
- asshole
- be close to the bone idiom
- brickbat
- cut (sb) to the quick idiom
- denigrate
- fuck
- fuck you/them/it idiom
- give someone a mouthful idiom
- insulting
- mouth
- mouthful
- score
- shit
- sledging
- snowflake
- stick
- take sb's name in vain idiom
- trifle
- trifle with sb/sth
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