Adjective belittling has 1 sense
  1. belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting - tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
    Antonym: complimentary (indirect, via uncomplimentary)
,Noun belittling has 2 senses
  1. denigration, belittling - a belittling comment
    --1 is a kind of disparagement, depreciation, derogation
  2. belittling - the act of belittling
    --2 is a kind of
    disparagement, dispraise
,Verb belittle has 3 senses
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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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