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belittle

verbid 2712·updated Jun 3, 2026
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to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

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Cognitive

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Variants

synonym
denigratederogatediminishdisparageminimiseminimizepick at
pasttense
belittled
presentparticiple
belittling
thirdpersonsingular
belittles
pastparticiple
belittled

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
§2
to express a negative opinion of
§3
to cause to seem less serious
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
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