belittle English

Meaning belittle meaning

What does belittle mean?

Definitions in simple English

belittle Verb

— If you belittle something, you say things that makes it less important than it actually is. John's colleagues dislikes him as he likes to belittle them.

belittle

— verb lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of don't belittle your colleagues

— verb (= disparage) express a negative opinion of She disparaged her student's efforts

— verb cause to seem less serious; play down Don't belittle his influence

Synonyms belittle synonyms

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belittle English » English

disparage

despise

depreciate

look down on

denigrate

minimize

diminish

underrate

underestimate

slight

scorn

run down

derogate

deprecate

understate

insult

humiliate

decry

speak against

make light of

disdain

undervalue

trivialize

trivialise

speak slightingly of

small

play down

pick at

devalue

degrade

criticize

vilify

traduce

spurn

speak disparagingly of

snub

make fun

look down upon

look down

laugh at

hold in contempt

downplay

disgrace

discredit

detract

defame

debase

bad-mouth

abase

treat badly

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Language and thought Communication Say

Criticize

• What words refer to criticizing someone or something?
  criticize be critical be a critic of critique accuse attack launch into an attack on badmouth belittle blame carp cavil censure cite charge decry denounce deprecate deride disparage gibe harangue judge lay into mock rake someone over the coals recriminate reprehend reproach ridicule scoff speak evil of tear down (someone) voice your disapproval

Conjugation belittle conjugation

How do you conjugate belittle?

belittle · verb

Present I belittle

Positive I belittle

Singular

1st person I belittle

2nd person you belittle

3rd person he/she/it belittles

Plural

1st person we belittle

2nd person you belittle

3rd person they belittle

Negative I don't belittle

Singular

1st person I don't belittle I do not belittle

2nd person you don't belittle you do not belittle

3rd person he/she/it doesn't belittle he/she/it does not belittle

Plural

1st person we don't belittle we do not belittle

2nd person you don't belittle you do not belittle

3rd person they don't belittle they do not belittle

Question do I belittle?

Singular

1st person do I belittle?

2nd person do you belittle?

3rd person does he/she/it belittle?

Plural

1st person do we belittle?

2nd person do you belittle?

3rd person do they belittle?

Negative question don't I belittle?

Singular

1st person don't I belittle? do I not belittle?

2nd person don't you belittle? do you not belittle?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it belittle? does he/she/it not belittle?

Plural

1st person don't we belittle? do we not belittle?

2nd person don't you belittle? do you not belittle?

3rd person don't they belittle? do they not belittle?

Past I belittled

Positive I belittled

Singular

1st person I belittled

2nd person you belittled

3rd person he/she/it belittled

Plural

1st person we belittled

2nd person you belittled

3rd person they belittled

Negative I didn't belittle

Singular

1st person I didn't belittle I did not belittle

2nd person you didn't belittle you did not belittle

3rd person he/she/it didn't belittle he/she/it did not belittle

Plural

1st person we didn't belittle we did not belittle

2nd person you didn't belittle you did not belittle

3rd person they didn't belittle they did not belittle

Question did I belittle?

Singular

1st person did I belittle?

2nd person did you belittle?

3rd person did he/she/it belittle?

Plural

1st person did we belittle?

2nd person did you belittle?

3rd person did they belittle?

Negative question didn't I belittle?

Singular

1st person didn't I belittle? did I not belittle?

2nd person didn't you belittle? did you not belittle?

3rd person didn't he/she/it belittle? did he/she/it not belittle?

Plural

1st person didn't we belittle? did we not belittle?

2nd person didn't you belittle? did you not belittle?

3rd person didn't they belittle? did they not belittle?

Future I'll belittle

Positive I'll belittle

Singular

1st person I'll belittle I will belittle

2nd person you'll belittle you will belittle

3rd person he/she/it'll belittle he/she/it will belittle

Plural

1st person we'll belittle we will belittle

2nd person you'll belittle you will belittle

3rd person they'll belittle they will belittle

Negative I won't belittle

Singular

1st person I won't belittle I will not belittle

2nd person you won't belittle you will not belittle

3rd person he/she/it won't belittle he/she/it will not belittle

Plural

1st person we won't belittle we will not belittle

2nd person you won't belittle you will not belittle

3rd person they won't belittle they will not belittle

Question will I belittle?

Singular

1st person will I belittle?

2nd person will you belittle?

3rd person will he/she/it belittle?

Plural

1st person will we belittle?

2nd person will you belittle?

3rd person will they belittle?

Negative question won't I belittle?

Singular

1st person won't I belittle? will I not belittle?

2nd person won't you belittle? will you not belittle?

3rd person won't he/she/it belittle? will he/she/it not belittle?

Plural

1st person won't we belittle? will we not belittle?

2nd person won't you belittle? will you not belittle?

3rd person won't they belittle? will they not belittle?

Conditional I'd belittle

Positive I'd belittle

Singular

1st person I'd belittle I would belittle

2nd person you'd belittle you would belittle

3rd person he/she/it'd belittle he/she/it would belittle

Plural

1st person we'd belittle we would belittle

2nd person you'd belittle you would belittle

3rd person they'd belittle they would belittle

Negative I wouldn't belittle

Singular

1st person I wouldn't belittle I would not belittle

2nd person you wouldn't belittle you would not belittle

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't belittle he/she/it would not belittle

Plural

1st person we wouldn't belittle we would not belittle

2nd person you wouldn't belittle you would not belittle

3rd person they wouldn't belittle they would not belittle

Question would I belittle?

Singular

1st person would I belittle?

2nd person would you belittle?

3rd person would he/she/it belittle?

Plural

1st person would we belittle?

2nd person would you belittle?

3rd person would they belittle?

Negative question wouldn't I belittle?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I belittle? would I not belittle?

2nd person wouldn't you belittle? would you not belittle?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it belittle? would he/she/it not belittle?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we belittle? would we not belittle?

2nd person wouldn't you belittle? would you not belittle?

3rd person wouldn't they belittle? would they not belittle?

Present continuous I'm belittling

Positive I'm belittling

Singular

1st person I'm belittling I am belittling

2nd person you're belittling you are belittling

3rd person he/she/it's belittling he/she/it is belittling

Plural

1st person we're belittling we are belittling

2nd person you're belittling you are belittling

3rd person they're belittling they are belittling

Negative I'm not belittling

Singular

1st person I'm not belittling I am not belittling

2nd person you aren't belittling you're not belittling you are not belittling

3rd person he/she/it isn't belittling he/she/it's not belittling he/she/it is not belittling

Plural

1st person we aren't belittling we're not belittling we are not belittling

2nd person you aren't belittling you're not belittling you are not belittling

3rd person they aren't belittling they're not belittling they are not belittling

Question am I belittling?

Singular

1st person am I belittling?

2nd person are you belittling?

3rd person is he/she/it belittling?

Plural

1st person are we belittling?

2nd person are you belittling?

3rd person are they belittling?

Negative question aren't I belittling?

Singular

1st person aren't I belittling? am I not belittling?

2nd person aren't you belittling? are you not belittling?

3rd person isn't he/she/it belittling? is he/she/it not belittling?

Plural

1st person aren't we belittling? are we not belittling?

2nd person aren't you belittling? are you not belittling?

3rd person aren't they belittling? are they not belittling?

Past continuous I was belittling

Positive I was belittling

Singular

1st person I was belittling

2nd person you were belittling

3rd person he/she/it was belittling

Plural

1st person we were belittling

2nd person you were belittling

3rd person they were belittling

Negative I wasn't belittling

Singular

1st person I wasn't belittling I was not belittling

2nd person you weren't belittling you were not belittling

3rd person he/she/it wasn't belittling he/she/it was not belittling

Plural

1st person we weren't belittling we were not belittling

2nd person you weren't belittling you were not belittling

3rd person they weren't belittling they were not belittling

Question was I belittling?

Singular

1st person was I belittling?

2nd person were you belittling?

3rd person was he/she/it belittling?

Plural

1st person were we belittling?

2nd person were you belittling?

3rd person were they belittling?

Negative question wasn't I belittling?

Singular

1st person wasn't I belittling? was I not belittling?

2nd person weren't you belittling? were you not belittling?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it belittling? was he/she/it not belittling?

Plural

1st person weren't we belittling? were we not belittling?

2nd person weren't you belittling? were you not belittling?

3rd person weren't they belittling? were they not belittling?

Future continuous I'll be belittling

Positive I'll be belittling

Singular

1st person I'll be belittling I will be belittling

2nd person you'll be belittling you will be belittling

3rd person he/she/it'll be belittling he/she/it will be belittling

Plural

1st person we'll be belittling we will be belittling

2nd person you'll be belittling you will be belittling

3rd person they'll be belittling they will be belittling

Negative I won't be belittling

Singular

1st person I won't be belittling I will not be belittling

2nd person you won't be belittling you will not be belittling

3rd person he/she/it won't be belittling he/she/it will not be belittling

Plural

1st person we won't be belittling we will not be belittling

2nd person you won't be belittling you will not be belittling

3rd person they won't be belittling they will not be belittling

Question will I be belittling?

Singular

1st person will I be belittling?

2nd person will you be belittling?

3rd person will he/she/it be belittling?

Plural

1st person will we be belittling?

2nd person will you be belittling?

3rd person will they be belittling?

Negative question won't I be belittling?

Singular

1st person won't I be belittling? will I not be belittling?

2nd person won't you be belittling? will you not be belittling?

3rd person won't he/she/it be belittling? will he/she/it not be belittling?

Plural

1st person won't we be belittling? will we not be belittling?

2nd person won't you be belittling? will you not be belittling?

3rd person won't they be belittling? will they not be belittling?

Conditional continuous I'd be belittling

Positive I'd be belittling

Singular

1st person I'd be belittling I would be belittling

2nd person you'd be belittling you would be belittling

3rd person he/she/it'd be belittling he/she/it would be belittling

Plural

1st person we'd be belittling we would be belittling

2nd person you'd be belittling you would be belittling

3rd person they'd be belittling they would be belittling

Negative I wouldn't be belittling

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be belittling I would not be belittling

2nd person you wouldn't be belittling you would not be belittling

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be belittling he/she/it would not be belittling

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be belittling we would not be belittling

2nd person you wouldn't be belittling you would not be belittling

3rd person they wouldn't be belittling they would not be belittling

Question would I be belittling?

Singular

1st person would I be belittling?

2nd person would you be belittling?

3rd person would he/she/it be belittling?

Plural

1st person would we be belittling?

2nd person would you be belittling?

3rd person would they be belittling?

Negative question wouldn't I be belittling?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be belittling? would I not be belittling?

2nd person wouldn't you be belittling? would you not be belittling?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be belittling? would he/she/it not be belittling?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be belittling? would we not be belittling?

2nd person wouldn't you be belittling? would you not be belittling?

3rd person wouldn't they be belittling? would they not be belittling?

Present perfect I've belittled

Positive I've belittled

Singular

1st person I've belittled I have belittled

2nd person you've belittled you have belittled

3rd person he/she/it's belittled he/she/it has belittled

Plural

1st person we've belittled we have belittled

2nd person you've belittled you have belittled

3rd person they've belittled they have belittled

Negative I haven't belittled

Singular

1st person I haven't belittled I have not belittled

2nd person you haven't belittled you have not belittled

3rd person he/she/it hasn't belittled he/she/it has not belittled

Plural

1st person we haven't belittled we have not belittled

2nd person you haven't belittled you have not belittled

3rd person they haven't belittled they have not belittled

Question have I belittled?

Singular

1st person have I belittled?

2nd person have you belittled?

3rd person has he/she/it belittled?

Plural

1st person have we belittled?

2nd person have you belittled?

3rd person have they belittled?

Negative question haven't I belittled?

Singular

1st person haven't I belittled? have I not belittled?

2nd person haven't you belittled? have you not belittled?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it belittled? has he/she/it not belittled?

Plural

1st person haven't we belittled? have we not belittled?

2nd person haven't you belittled? have you not belittled?

3rd person haven't they belittled? have they not belittled?

Past perfect I had belittled

Positive I had belittled

Singular

1st person I had belittled

2nd person you had belittled

3rd person he/she/it had belittled

Plural

1st person we had belittled

2nd person you had belittled

3rd person they had belittled

Negative I hadn't belittled

Singular

1st person I hadn't belittled I had not belittled

2nd person you hadn't belittled you had not belittled

3rd person he/she/it hadn't belittled he/she/it had not belittled

Plural

1st person we hadn't belittled we had not belittled

2nd person you hadn't belittled you had not belittled

3rd person they hadn't belittled they had not belittled

Question had I belittled?

Singular

1st person had I belittled?

2nd person had you belittled?

3rd person had he/she/it belittled?

Plural

1st person had we belittled?

2nd person had you belittled?

3rd person had they belittled?

Negative question hadn't I belittled?

Singular

1st person hadn't I belittled? had I not belittled?

2nd person hadn't you belittled? had you not belittled?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it belittled? had he/she/it not belittled?

Plural

1st person hadn't we belittled? had we not belittled?

2nd person hadn't you belittled? had you not belittled?

3rd person hadn't they belittled? had they not belittled?

Future perfect I'll have belittled

Positive I'll have belittled

Singular

1st person I'll have belittled I will have belittled

2nd person you'll have belittled you will have belittled

3rd person he/she/it'll have belittled he/she/it will have belittled

Plural

1st person we'll have belittled we will have belittled

2nd person you'll have belittled you will have belittled

3rd person they'll have belittled they will have belittled

Negative I won't have belittled

Singular

1st person I won't have belittled I will not have belittled

2nd person you won't have belittled you will not have belittled

3rd person he/she/it won't have belittled he/she/it will not have belittled

Plural

1st person we won't have belittled we will not have belittled

2nd person you won't have belittled you will not have belittled

3rd person they won't have belittled they will not have belittled

Question +'ll I have belittled?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have belittled? will I have belittled?

2nd person +'ll you have belittled? will you have belittled?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have belittled? will he/she/it have belittled?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have belittled? will we have belittled?

2nd person +'ll you have belittled? will you have belittled?

3rd person +'ll they have belittled? will they have belittled?

Negative question won't I have belittled?

Singular

1st person won't I have belittled? will I not have belittled?

2nd person won't you have belittled? will you not have belittled?

3rd person won't he/she/it have belittled? will he/she/it not have belittled?

Plural

1st person won't we have belittled? will we not have belittled?

2nd person won't you have belittled? will you not have belittled?

3rd person won't they have belittled? will they not have belittled?

Conditional perfect I'd have belittled

Positive I'd have belittled

Singular

1st person I'd have belittled I would have belittled

2nd person you'd have belittled you would have belittled

3rd person he/she/it'd have belittled he/she/it would have belittled

Plural

1st person we'd have belittled we would have belittled

2nd person you'd have belittled you would have belittled

3rd person they'd have belittled they would have belittled

Negative I wouldn't have belittled

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have belittled I would not have belittled

2nd person you wouldn't have belittled you would not have belittled

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have belittled he/she/it would not have belittled

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have belittled we would not have belittled

2nd person you wouldn't have belittled you would not have belittled

3rd person they wouldn't have belittled they would not have belittled

Question would I have belittled?

Singular

1st person would I have belittled?

2nd person would you have belittled?

3rd person would he/she/it have belittled?

Plural

1st person would we have belittled?

2nd person would you have belittled?

3rd person would they have belittled?

Negative question wouldn't I have belittled?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have belittled? would I not have belittled?

2nd person wouldn't you have belittled? would you not have belittled?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have belittled? would he/she/it not have belittled?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have belittled? would we not have belittled?

2nd person wouldn't you have belittled? would you not have belittled?

3rd person wouldn't they have belittled? would they not have belittled?

Imperative belittle!

Positive

you belittle!

we let's belittle!

Negative

you don't belittle!

we let's not belittle!