Adjective belittled has 1 sense
- belittled, diminished, small - made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small"
Antonym: increased (indirect, via decreased)
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Verb belittle has 3 senses
- minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate - belittle; "Don't belittle his influence"
--1 is one way to disparage, belittle, pick at
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- disparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
--2 is one way to knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- diminish, belittle - lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"
--3 is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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