Adjective belittling has 1 sense
- 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)
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Noun belittling has 2 senses
- denigration, belittling - a belittling comment
--1 is a kind of disparagement, depreciation, derogation
- belittling - the act of belittling
--2 is a kind of disparagement, dispraise
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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:
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- 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:
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- diminish, belittle - lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"
--3 is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
Sample sentences:
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