To belittle someone is to make them feel small and insignificant. You might belittle them by calling them names or treating them poorly.
He always belittles her, calling her names and making her feel stupid.
She was belittled by her boss all day, and she didn't feel good about herself.
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cause to seem less serious; play down
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express a negative opinion of
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lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
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Belittling the person is to be avoided.
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Is that supposed to belittle the concept
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They are not meant to belittle the importance of the leader.
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In this way, they unconsciously belittle the value of Keshas.
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The washing of the feet in the end is not to belittle their importance.
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It ill behooves you to belittle the subject of the articles.
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The text seems to belittle Gilbert's work on the magnet.
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I was belittled at the MfD for calling the project disruptive and pointless.
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That doesn't mean the article has to constantly belittle the term.
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I don't mean to belittle the objections to the article, by the way.