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[ bih-lit-l ] / bɪˈlɪt l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR belittle ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), be·lit·tled, be·lit·tling.to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage. Origin of belittleAn Americanism dating back to 1775–85; be- + little SYNONYMS FOR belittleminimize, decry, deprecate, deride, scorn, dismiss. SEE SYNONYMS FOR belittle ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM belittlebe·lit·tle·ment, nounbe·lit·tler, nounWords nearby belittlebelike, Belinda, Belisarius, Belisha beacon, Belitong, belittle, Belitung, belive, Belize, Belizean, Belize City Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for belittleAnd he is probably right to belittle the current round of talks. Partition Skepticism and the Future of the Peace Process|Avner Inbar, Assaf Sharon|September 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Hand it off to a hen-pecked husband or a put-upon assistant and it can demean or belittle. The Language of Margaret Thatcher’s Handbags|Robin Givhan|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST Yet, Western intelligence tends to belittle them as a bunch of bluffers. Leslie H. Gelb on Obama’s Dangerous Nuclear Dance|Leslie H. Gelb|April 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST The Fox News host seemed to belittle Laura Ingraham during an on-air clash about same-sex marriage. Bill O’Reilly’s Macho Moment in On-Air Confrontation With Laura Ingraham|Lauren Ashburn|April 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This is not a time to complain about or belittle this shift, or, as with Kotkin, to pretend that it is not even taking place. Did I Abandon My Creative Class Theory? Not So Fast, Joel Kotkin|Richard Florida|March 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST "Well, it is pretty fair," Carrots replied, with the air of one who thinks it modest to belittle his own property. Teddy and Carrots|James Otis Who, then, shall dare to belittle the importance of costume? Chats on Costume|G. Woolliscroft Rhead To discredit the new claimant, he grossly insulted her; to belittle the will, he calumniated the dead man. John Marsh's Millions|Charles Klein It would be a mistake to belittle or ignore this opinion, or to ascribe it to a temporary upheaval. Freedom's Battle|Mahatma Gandhi But she did not belittle herself in any such tendernesses of regret. We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes
British Dictionary definitions for belittle
verb (tr)to consider or speak of (something) as less valuable or important than it really is; disparage to cause to make small; dwarf Derived forms of belittlebelittlement, nounbelittler, nounbelittlingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to belittlecriticize, decry, squelch, discredit, deride, scorn, downplay, disparage, underestimate, blister, derogate, lower, deprecate, knock, minimize, smear, undervalue, squash, rip, discount |