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belittle
/ ɪˈɪə /
verb
- to consider or speak of (something) as less valuable or important than it really is; disparage
- to cause to make small; dwarf
Derived Forms
- ˈٳٱԳ, noun
- ˈٳٱԲ, adverb
- ˈٳٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·t·Գ noun
- ·t noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Da Lan says her manager belittled her, shouting her name in public and swearing at her.
Her post also included three crying laughing emojis, parroting the delight she takes in using her platform to belittle those who believe trans people deserve equal rights that ascribe to their identity.
Attorneys for the veterans shot back that “the government’s swipes at the District Court...belittling its reversal on an unrelated case—have no bearing on the questions at issue here.”
"There are ways of doing things that don't ostracise people or belittle them. I don't like belittlement."
That’s been true for well over a decade, only now the belittling strategies that were once the province of 4chan trolls are sunnily marketing the executive branch’s overreach.
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