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verb
- 1. dismiss (someone or something) as unimportant: "she belittled Amy's riding skills whenever she could"
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BELITTLE definition: 1. to make a person or an action seem as if he, she or it is not important: 2. to make a person or…. Learn more.
The meaning of BELITTLE is to speak slightingly of : disparage. How to use belittle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Belittle.
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.
Belittle definition: to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.. See examples of BELITTLE used in a sentence.
If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good. We mustn't belittle her outstanding achievement. [ VERB noun ]
1. To represent or speak of as unimportant or contemptible: a person who belittled our efforts to do the job right. See Synonyms at disparage. 2. To cause to seem little or smaller than something else: "Away on the very edge of the cliffs, close under the sky, were pines, belittled by distance" (Stewart Edward White). be·lit′tle·ment n.
belittle somebody/something to make somebody, or the things that somebody does, seem unimportant. She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements. By saying this, I do not mean to belittle the importance of his role.
Belittle definition, to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage. See more.
Definition of belittle verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. belittled, belittles, belittling. To represent or speak of as unimportant or contemptible. A person who belittled our efforts to do the job right. American Heritage. To make seem little, less important, etc.; speak slightingly of; depreciate. Webster's New World. To cause to seem little or smaller than something else. American Heritage.
