释义 |
Adjective: belittling bu'lituling- Tending to diminish or disparage
"belittling comments" - deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting Noun: belittling bu'lituling- A belittling comment
- denigration - The act of belittling
Verb: belittle bi'litl- Cause to seem less serious; play down
"Don't belittle his influence" - minimize, denigrate, derogate, minimise [Brit] - Express a negative opinion of
- disparage, pick at - Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
"don't belittle your colleagues" - diminish
Derived forms: belittlings See also: uncomplimentary Type of: criticise [Brit], criticize, decrease, depreciation, derogation, disparagement, dispraise, knock, lessen, minify, pick apart |