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belittle

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

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to express a negative opinion of

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to cause to seem less serious

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Cognitive

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Variants

synonym
denigratederogatediminishdisparageminimiseminimizepick at
pasttense
belittled
presentparticiple
belittling
thirdpersonsingular
belittles
pastparticiple
belittled