belittle

be·lit·tle

 (bĭ-lĭt′l)

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

1. 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).

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be·lit′tle·ment n.

be·lit′tler n.

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belittle

(bɪˈlɪtəl)

vb (tr)

1. to consider or speak of (something) as less valuable or important than it really is; disparage

2. to cause to make small; dwarf

beˈlittlement n

beˈlittler n

beˈlittlingly adv

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be•lit•tle

(bɪˈlɪt l)

v.t. -tled, -tling.

to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; disparage.

[1775–85, Amer.]

be•lit′tle•ment, n.

be•lit′tler, n.

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belittle

Past participle: belittled
Gerund: belittling

Imperative

belittle

belittle

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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 We mustn't belittle her outstanding achievement.
praise, elevate, magnify, exalt, vaunt, boast about, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)

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belittle

verb

To think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant:

decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, run down, slight, talk down.

Idiom: make light of.

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Translations

يُقَلِّل من قيمَة

shazovatsnižovatznevažovat

bagatelliserenedvurdere

herabsetzen

vähätellä

déprécier

kicsinyellekicsinyel

gera lítiî úr

sminuire

menkintisumenkinti

noniecināt

kleineren

bagatelliserenedvurdere

znevážiť

küçük görmekküçültmekküçümsemek

贬低

belittle

[bɪˈlɪtl] VT (= demean) → menospreciar; (= minimize) → quitar importancia a, minimizar

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belittle

[bɪˈlɪt^əl] vt [+ person, achievement] → déprécier, rabaisser

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

belittle

vt → herabsetzen, heruntermachen (inf); achievement also → schmälern; to belittle oneself → sich schlechter machen, als man ist

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belittle

[bɪˈlɪtl] vt → sminuire

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

belittle

(biˈlitl) verb

to make to seem unimportant (usually by harsh criticism). She belittled his achievements. afkraak, verkleineer يُقَلِّل من قيمَة подценявам diminuir snižovat, znevažovat herabsetzen bagatellisere; nedvurdere υποβαθμίζω, μειώνωminimizar, subestimar halvustama کوچک شمردن؛ تحقیر کردن vähätellä déprécier לְזַלזֵל छोटा करना umanjiti (le)kicsinyel meremehkan gera lítið úr sminuire けなす 경시하다 (su)menkinti noniecināt mengecil-ngecilkan kleinerenbagatellisere, nedvurdere umniejszyć وړو كى كول وړو كى ښودل لږول، لږ ښودل سپكول تحقيرول 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

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