Word

belittle, v.
(belittled, belittles, belittling)

lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
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belittle diminish

sample sentences

"don't belittle your colleagues"

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semantic pointers

hypernym

decrease, lessen, minify

express a negative opinion of
<verb.communication>

belittle disparage pick at

sample sentences

"She disparaged her student's efforts"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

disparagement disparagement disparager

antonym

flatter

semantic pointers

hypernym

criticize, criticise, knock, pick apart

hyponym

tear apart, pan, trash discredit, disgrace deprecate, depreciate, vilipend minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate

cause to seem less serious; play down
<verb.communication>

belittle denigrate derogate minimize

sample sentences

"Don't belittle his influence"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

minimization minimum

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

denigrative denigration denigration

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

derogatory derogative derogation

semantic pointers

hypernym

disparage, belittle, pick at

hyponym

talk down