belittling English

Meaning belittling meaning

What does belittling mean?

belittling

— adjective (= deprecating, deprecatory, slighting) tending to diminish or disparage belittling comments managed a deprecating smile at the compliment deprecatory remarks about the book a slighting remark

— noun the act of belittling

— noun a belittling comment

Synonyms belittling synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as belittling?

belittling English » English

slighting

depreciation

deprecatory

detraction

derogation

depreciatory

depreciative

deprecative

deprecating

denigration

underreckoning

underrating

underestimation

takedown

squashing

scornful

disregard

disparaging

dismissive

derogatory

Topics belittling topics

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Criticize

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  critical (remark/essay) belittling deprecatory disparaging scathing