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belittle Verb [-tling, -tled] to treat (something or someone) as having little value or importance
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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 << OPPOSITE praise Translations belittle [bɪˈlɪtl] vt → herabsetzen v belittle [biˈlitl] to make to seem unimportant (usually by harsh criticism) She belittled his achievements. afkraak, verkleineer يُقَلِّل من قيمَة подценявам snižovat, znevažovat bagatellisere; nedvurdere herabsetzen υποβαθμίζω, μειώνω minimizar, subestimar halvustama کوچک شمردن؛ تحقیر کردن vähätellä déprécier לְזַלזֵל छोटा करना umanjiti (le)kicsinyel meremehkan gera lítið úr sminuire けなす 헐뜯다 (su)menkinti noniecināt mengecil-ngecilkan kleineren bagatellisere, nedvurdere umniejszyć minimizar a minimaliza умалять znevážiť podcenjevati umanjiti förringa, nedsätta ดูถูก küçültmek, küçümsemek, küçük görmek 貶低 принижувати; применшувати گھٹا کر بیان کرنا ، برے لفظوں میں بیان کرنا coi nhẹ 贬低 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Such influences have sometimes seemed to belittle those who are the subject of them, at the least to be likely to narrow the range of their sympathies. I understand that you belittle all sentiments of generosity and kindliness, but I do not, and I can convince your most doughty warrior that these characteristics are not incompatible with an ability to fight. Rather it was the city person's point of view he was inclined to belittle. |
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