belittle

be·lit·tle

B0171200 (bĭ-lĭt′l)tr.v. be·lit·tled, be·lit·tling, be·lit·tles 1. 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).

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be·lit′tle·ment n.be·lit′tler n.

belittle

(bɪˈlɪtəl) vb (tr) 1. to consider or speak of (something) as less valuable or important than it really is; disparage2. to cause to make small; dwarf beˈlittlement n beˈlittler n beˈlittlingly adv

be•lit•tle

(bɪˈlɪt l)

v.t. -tled, -tling. to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; disparage. [1775–85, Amer.] be•lit′tle•ment, n. be•lit′tler, n.

belittle

Past participle: belittled
Gerund: belittling

Imperative
belittle
belittle

Present
I belittle
you belittle
he/she/it belittles
we belittle
you belittle
they belittle

Preterite
I belittled
you belittled
he/she/it belittled
we belittled
you belittled
they belittled

Present Continuous
I am belittling
you are belittling
he/she/it is belittling
we are belittling
you are belittling
they are belittling

Present Perfect
I have belittled
you have belittled
he/she/it has belittled
we have belittled
you have belittled
they have belittled

Past Continuous
I was belittling
you were belittling
he/she/it was belittling
we were belittling
you were belittling
they were belittling

Past Perfect
I had belittled
you had belittled
he/she/it had belittled
we had belittled
you had belittled
they had belittled

Future
I will belittle
you will belittle
he/she/it will belittle
we will belittle
you will belittle
they will belittle

Future Perfect
I will have belittled
you will have belittled
he/she/it will have belittled
we will have belittled
you will have belittled
they will have belittled

Future Continuous
I will be belittling
you will be belittling
he/she/it will be belittling
we will be belittling
you will be belittling
they will be belittling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been belittling
you have been belittling
he/she/it has been belittling
we have been belittling
you have been belittling
they have been belittling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been belittling
you will have been belittling
he/she/it will have been belittling
we will have been belittling
you will have been belittling
they will have been belittling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been belittling
you had been belittling
he/she/it had been belittling
we had been belittling
you had been belittling
they had been belittling

Conditional
I would belittle
you would belittle
he/she/it would belittle
we would belittle
you would belittle
they would belittle

Past Conditional
I would have belittled
you would have belittled
he/she/it would have belittled
we would have belittled
you would have belittled
they would have belittled

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	belittle - cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"denigrate, derogate, minimizedisparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"talk down - belittle through talk
	2.	belittle - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"disparage, pick atcriticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"tear apart, trash, pan - express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance"discredit, disgrace - damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"depreciate, vilipend, deprecate - belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"belittle, denigrate, derogate, minimize - cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"
	3.	belittle - lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"diminishminify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

belittle

verb 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, derogate We mustn't belittle her outstanding achievement.
praise, elevate, magnify, exalt, vaunt, boast about, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)

belittle

verbTo think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant:decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, run down, slight, talk down.Idiom: make light of.

Translations

贬低

belittle

(biˈlitl) verb to make to seem unimportant (usually by harsh criticism). She belittled his achievements. 貶低 贬低