英语词汇“belittle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To belittle means to put down, or to make another person feel as though they aren't important. Saying mean things about another person literally makes them feel "little."

To belittle someone is a cruel way of making someone else seem less important than yourself. A candidate for office might belittle his opponent by pointing out during a press conference that his fellow candidate has an inferior intellect. Belittling doesn't have to come in the form of verbal abuse. A manager who forces his administrative assistant to scrub his office floor with a toothbrush belittles her as well.

WORD FAMILY

belittle: belittled, belittles, belittling+/belittling: belittlings

USAGE EXAMPLES

And then there is his disturbing belittling of possible Russian interference in the election.

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

Death was always a presence in the “85 and Up” series, even if only as something that the subjects belittled.

New York Times(Dec 30, 2016)

Abbott criticized the exhibit as “tasteless sarcasm” and “designed to belittle and defend.”

Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016)

1v cause to seem less serious; play down

Don't belittle his influence

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

denigrate, derogate, minimize

talk down

belittle through talk

disparage, pick at

express a negative opinion of

2v lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

don't belittle your colleagues

Syn|Hyper

diminish

decrease, lessen, minify

make smaller

3v express a negative opinion of

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

disparage, pick at

blandish, flatter

praise somewhat dishonestly

pan, tear apart, trash

express a totally negative opinion of

discredit, disgrace

damage the reputation of

deprecate, depreciate, vilipend

belittle

denigrate, derogate, minimize

cause to seem less serious; play down

deflate, puncture

reduce or lessen the size or importance of

talk down

belittle through talk

criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart

find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

单词	belittle
释义	belittle (once / 4472 pages) v To belittle means to put down, or to make another person feel as though they aren't important. Saying mean things about another person literally makes them feel "little." To belittle someone is a cruel way of making someone else seem less important than yourself. A candidate for office might belittle his opponent by pointing out during a press conference that his fellow candidate has an inferior intellect. Belittling doesn't have to come in the form of verbal abuse. A manager who forces his administrative assistant to scrub his office floor with a toothbrush belittles her as well. WORD FAMILY belittle: belittled, belittles, belittling+/belittling: belittlings USAGE EXAMPLES And then there is his disturbing belittling of possible Russian interference in the election. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Death was always a presence in the “85 and Up” series, even if only as something that the subjects belittled. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Abbott criticized the exhibit as “tasteless sarcasm” and “designed to belittle and defend.” Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1v cause to seem less serious; play down Don't belittle his influence Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper denigrate, derogate, minimize talk down belittle through talk disparage, pick at express a negative opinion of 2v lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of don't belittle your colleagues Syn\|Hyper diminish decrease, lessen, minify make smaller 3v express a negative opinion of Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper disparage, pick at blandish, flatter praise somewhat dishonestly pan, tear apart, trash express a totally negative opinion of discredit, disgrace damage the reputation of deprecate, depreciate, vilipend belittle denigrate, derogate, minimize cause to seem less serious; play down deflate, puncture reduce or lessen the size or importance of talk down belittle through talk criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
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