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English adjective: belittling | |||
| 1. | belittling tending to diminish or disparage | ||
| Samples | Belittling comments. Managed a deprecating smile at the compliment. Deprecatory remarks about the book. A slighting remark. | ||
| Synonyms | deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting | ||
| Similar | uncomplimentary | ||
| Antonyms | complimentary | ||
English noun: belittling | |||
| 1. | belittling (communication) a belittling comment | ||
| Synonyms | denigration | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depreciation, derogation, disparagement | ||
| 2. | belittling (act) the act of belittling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disparagement, dispraise | ||
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