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BELITTLING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of belittling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("belittling" is a kind of...):
disparagement; dispraise (the act of speaking contemptuously of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A belittling comment
Synonyms:
belittling; denigration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("belittling" is a kind of...):
depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to diminish or disparage
Example:
a slighting remark
Synonyms:
belittling; deprecating; deprecative; deprecatory; depreciative; depreciatory; slighting
Classified under:
Similar:
uncomplimentary (tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb belittle
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