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Definition of Belittling

1. Noun. A belittling comment.

2. Adjective. Tending to diminish or disparage. "A slighting remark"

3. Noun. The act of belittling.

Definition of Belittling

1. Verb. (present participle of belittle) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Belittling

1. belittle [v] - See also: belittle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Belittling

belinkedness belinostat beliquor beliquored beliquoring beliquors belirt belitter belittle belittled

belittlement belittlements belittler belittlers belittles belittling (current term) belittlingly belive beliven belives

beliving belk belked belking belkovite belks bell bell-bearer bell-bearers bell-bind

Literary usage of Belittling

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

1. The White Man in Nigeria by George Douglas Hazzledine (1904)
"It speaks wonders for our racial phlegm that objection has not been taken to this belittling of England by Englishmen, this hindering of labour by those who ..."

2. Natural Drills in Expression, with Selections: A Series of Exercises by Arthur Edward Phillips (1909)
"TONE OP belittling. (See Tone Drill No. 29.) [The tone of belittling indicates a mild form of Contempt. It says to the listener, "I set little value on this ..."

3. William Winston Seaton of the "National Intelligencer". by Josephine Seaton (1871)
"... at the expense of his adversary ; he never resorted to factious, belittling strife ; never mistook malignant bitterness or detraction for vigor and ..."

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