Definition of

Belittling

  1. (noun, communication) a belittling comment
  2. (noun, act) the act of belittling
  3. (adj, all) tending to diminish or disparage
    managed a deprecating smile at the compliment
    deprecatory remarks about the book
    a slighting remark

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Synonyms of Belittling

denigration, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting

Alternate forms of Belittling

Hypernyms: depreciation, derogation, disparagement, dispraise

People who say Belittling

  • Lucy_MrsB So after a lot of thought, I'm saying "think before you speak, the wrong tone can turn an innocent comment into a belittling insult".

  • JUSME2k13 Good thing I am above belittling people

  • DerrickAchayo @jakey_reed did I miss you belittling someone?

  • dreamcute4 RT @JessicaMalane: hate belittling ppls music but Pure X new album sorta is a let down???

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Words that sound like Belittling

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