belittled

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

belittled - made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small" diminished, small decreased, reduced - made less in size or amount or degree