belittling
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6.2
- noun
- /bɪˈlɪtəlɪŋ/
:
menosprecio
- The constant belittling of her contributions made her feel undervalued at work.
Supervisors who feel like humiliation or shame or belittling or disrespect are ways to run a crew.
- Supervisors who feel like humiliation or shame or belittling or disrespect are ways to run a crew.
Examples
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Consideration and respect for human virtue were nothing but the belittling and despising of my nature and my beliefs.
Fiction book (1998) -
Israelis are understandably appalled by President Ahmadinejad's belittling of the Holocaust and denial of their right to a Jewish state in the Middle East.
Academic text (2007) -
More so, I hate the indirect or direct belittling of some students who attend.
Blog text (17) -
And it's the easiest thing in the world to face down the constant harassment and belittling of a community you have worked hard for.
Blog text (15) -
When have you felt that belittling, and when have you potentially felt that sort of endangerment?
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Ridiculing, belittling, and sarcasm are not models for good behavior.
Academic text (1999) -
His constant belittling of her work led Joan to believe that she was incompetent and had no other recourse but to leave.
Academic text (2007) -
The official government response to the beatings by the police at Freedom Corner was the denial of excessive use of force and belittling of the mothers' protest.
Academic text (1994) -
Defenders of the project don't like such belittling labels, so the debate continues on various blogs ad nauseam.
Blog text (25) -
The country needs more and better teachers, but the best way of satisfying such needs is not in the belittling of the current teaching force or in erecting barriers so pervasive and overwhelming that all but the totally dedicated, totally unsuited, and/or marginally insane will seek employment elsewhere.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
53
4.8
An act of making someone look silly so other people laugh at them
17
7.9
Laughing at or making fun of someone to show you do not respect them
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9.8
A remark that says bad things about someone to hurt their reputation
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8.4
Saying or writing very harsh and unfair things about someone to damage their reputation
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6.6
A remark that makes someone feel small or embarrassed
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8.4
Unfair criticism that makes someone or their work seem bad
3
8.1
Talking about someone in a way that shows dislike and makes them seem unimportant
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7.5
Making a person or thing less respected and less valued
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7.5
A way of showing you do not value someone's ideas or feelings
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7.1
Making something seem less important or serious than it is
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8.6
A remark or action that unfairly harms someone's reputation
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7.1
Making someone feel small or unimportant
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8.2
Treating someone as if they are less smart or important than you
A comment or action that makes someone feel unimportant
Saying bad things about a person or thing to make them seem worse
How Demeaned
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Belittling comes from the small word be- and the common word little, so it literally meant 'make small'. So the noun belittling is the act of making someone or something seem unimportant.