belittle

be·lit·tle  (b-ltl)

tr.v. be·lit·tled, be·lit·tling, be·lit·tles

1. To represent or speak of as contemptibly small or unimportant; disparage: a person who belittled our efforts to do the job right.

2. To cause to seem less than another or little: The size of the office tower belittles the surrounding buildings. See Synonyms at decry.

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be·little·ment n.

be·littler n.

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belittle

Verb

[-tling, -tled] to treat (something or someone) as having little value or importance

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	belittle - cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence" denigrate, derogate, minimize disparage, 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 at criticise, 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" diminish minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

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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 → despreciar

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belittle [bɪˈlɪtl] vt → déprécier, rabaisser

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belittle [bɪˈlɪtl] vt → herabsetzen

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belittle [bɪˈlɪtl] vt → sminuire