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adjective
- 1. dismissive of the importance of a person or thing: "his cruel, belittling remarks"
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Belittling is an adjective that means expressing disparagement or a noun that means a disparaging statement. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history and related entries.
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.
Belittle means to speak slightingly of or to make something seem little or unimportant. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of belittle.
Belittling means to represent or speak of something as unimportant or contemptible. Find out the noun form, the pronunciation, and the translation of belittling in English and other languages.
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.
