Definition of Belittle

1. Verb. Cause to seem less serious; play down. "Don't belittle his influence"

Exact synonyms: Denigrate, Derogate, Minimize
Generic synonyms: Disparage, Pick At
Specialized synonyms: Talk Down
Derivative terms: Denigration, Denigration, Denigrative, Derogation, Derogative, Derogatory, Minimization, Minimum

2. Verb. Express a negative opinion of. "She disparaged her student's efforts"

3. Verb. Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of. "Don't belittle your colleagues"
Exact synonyms: Diminish
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Lessen, Minify

Definition of Belittle

1. v. t. To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way.

Definition of Belittle

1. Verb. To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Belittle

1. to disparage [v -TLED, -TLING, -TLES] - See also: disparage

Lexicographical Neighbors of Belittle

belikely
belikes
beliking
belimb
belime
belimp
belimumab
belinkedness
belinostat
beliquor
beliquored
beliquoring
beliquors
belirt
belitter
belittle (current term)
belittled
belittlement
belittlements
belittler
belittlers
belittles
belittling
belittlingly
belive
beliven
belives
beliving
belk
belked

Literary usage of Belittle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of the Popes, from the Close of the Middle Ages: Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor, Ralph Francis Kerr, Frederick Ignatius Antrobus (1908)
"... did not succeed in securing the patronage of Leo X.|| Although, in his consuming envy, he left no effort untried to belittle Raphael, his sphere of work ..."

2. The American Library Annual: Including Index to Dates of Current Events (1915)
"Ja 13 University was not intended to belittle Jewish scholarship. Washington, D, C. Je 17 President resents cross-questioning on racial segregation in ..."

3. Therapeutic Gazette (1905)
"While we intend in no way to diminish or belittle the value of the various laboratory aids to diagnosis which have been brought forward within the last few ..."

4. The Unitarian edited by Jabez Thomas Sunderland, Brooke Herford, Frederick B. Mott (1892)
"DO UNITARIANS belittle JESUS CHRIST? In an able sermon preached before the Unitarian Society of Greenfield, Mass., by the pastor, Rev. AA Brooks, May 22, ..."

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