belittle

[be·lit·tle]

To belittle means to put down, or to make another person feel as though they aren't important. Saying mean things about another person literally makes them feel "little."

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To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way.

Verb
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don''t belittle your colleagues"

Verb
express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student''s efforts"

Verb
belittle; "Don''t belittle his influence"

v. t.
To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way.

Belittle

Be*lit"tle , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belittled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Belittling.] To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way. T. Jefferson.

To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way.

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Usage Examples

I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers.

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