belittle
to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
Origin of belittle
1Other words for belittle
Other words from belittle
- be·lit·tle·ment, noun
- be·lit·tler, noun
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How to use belittle in a sentence
I think it was closer to the expression of a would-be little-theatre actor expressing lust, and not quite making the grade.
Highways in Hiding | George Oliver SmithIn saying these things there is no desire to be-little the reputation of any man; the facts were as here stated.
The Bbur-nma in English | Babur, Emperor of HindustanThe Baroness, when she desired to be-little the doctor, always called her a female.
Is He Popenjoy? | Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for belittle
/ (bɪˈlɪtəl) /
to consider or speak of (something) as less valuable or important than it really is; disparage
to cause to make small; dwarf
Derived forms of belittle
- belittlement, noun
- belittler, noun
- belittlingly, adverb
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