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- Dictionarybelittling/bɪˈlɪtəlɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. dismissive of the importance of a person or thing: "his cruel, belittling remarks"
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The meaning of BELITTLING is expressing disparagement : disparaging, depreciatory. How to use belittling in a sentence.
BELITTLING definition: 1. present participle of belittle 2. to make a person or an action seem as if he, she or it is not…. Learn more.
to speak slightingly of : disparage; to cause (a person or thing) to seem little or less… See the full definition
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).
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.
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.
