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Definition of Belittle

Belittle
Belittle Be*lit"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belittled; p. pr. & vb. n. Belittling.] To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way. --T. Jefferson.

Meaning of Belittle from wikipedia

- Minimisation or minimization is an action where an individual intentionally downplays a situation or a thing. Minimisation, or downplaying the significance...
- named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle something or someone. A diminutive form (abbreviated DIM) is a word-formation...
- commonly called "self-depreciation) is the act of reprimanding oneself by belittling, undervaluing, disparaging oneself, or being excessively modest. It can...
- Lishu's ladies-in-waiting—especially the former head lady-in-waiting, who belittles Lishu's fears and insults Kanan, her new head lady-in-waiting and former...
- 1979 congress, but it was rejected on the ground that they would either belittle the World Championships or offer a poor fencing level. The question was...
- residential school gravesites which Rustad said was "to publicly mock and belittle testimony from former residential school students." She is currently sitting...
- has denied all of the allegations. Trump has a history of insulting and belittling women when speaking to the media and on social media. He has made lewd...
- represents a new phase in online misogyny. Its members not only mock and belittle women; they also believe that in our society, men are oppressed by women...
- delivery of statements intended to frighten, humiliate, denigrate, or belittle a person. These kinds of attacks may result in mental and/or emotional...
- song is sung from the perspective of a man whose girlfriend has been belittling him, and who takes his father's advice to "walk like a man" and leave...