单词 | do something or someone down |
释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to belittle or humiliate He thinks that they did him down. Synonyms criticize His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children. dismiss put down run down discredit He says his accusers are trying to discredit him. ridicule scorn disdain deride This theory is widely derided by conventional scientists. slag (off) (slang) knock (informal) I'm not knocking them: if they want to do it, it's up to them. blast They have blasted the report. flame (informal) rubbish (informal) devoted to rubbishing her political opponents malign detract from We maligned him dreadfully, assuming the very worst about him. denigrate We habitually denigrated our boss in his absence. belittle We mustn't belittle her outstanding achievement. disparage his tendency to disparage literature decry He is impatient with those who decry the scheme. vilify He was vilified and forced into exile. slander He has been questioned on suspicion of slandering the politician. deprecate They deprecate him and call him names. depreciate A parent should never depreciate their child's interests. tear into (informal) diss (slang) defame He complained that the article defamed him. bad-mouth (slang) traduce derogate They have been traduced in the press as xenophobic bigots. asperse Additional synonymsin the sense of belittle Definition to treat (something or someone) as having little value or importance We mustn't belittle her outstanding achievement. Synonyms run down, dismiss, diminish, put down, underestimate, discredit, ridicule, scorn, rubbish (informal), degrade, minimize, downgrade, undervalue, knock (informal), deride, malign, detract from, denigrate, scoff at, disparage, decry, sneer at, underrate, deprecate, depreciate, defame, derogatein the sense of blast Definition to criticize severely They have blasted the report. Synonyms criticize, attack, put down, censure, berate, castigate, tear into (informal), flay, rail at, flame (informal), diss (slang), lambast(e), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), throw shade (at) (slang) in the sense of decry Definition to express open disapproval of He is impatient with those who decry the scheme. Synonyms condemn, blame, abuse, blast, flame (informal), denounce, put down, criticize, run down, discredit, censure, detract, denigrate, belittle, disparage, rail against, depreciate, tear into (informal), diss (slang), lambast(e), traduce (formal), excoriate, derogate, cry down, asperse Nearby words of |
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