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The meaning of BELITTLE is to speak slightingly of : disparage. How to use belittle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Belittle.
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). be·lit′tle·ment n. be·lit′tler n.
If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good. We mustn't belittle her outstanding achievement. [ VERB noun ]
Belittle definition: to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.. See examples of BELITTLE used in a sentence.
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.
to make a person or an action seem as if he, she or it is not important: Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittled her efforts. Stop belittling your self - your work is highly valued. Synonym. disparage. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Insults & abuse.
26 Σεπ 2024 · belittle (third-person singular simple present belittles, present participle belittling, simple past and past participle belittled) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]
