belittle
Meaning of belittle
verb
- To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation.
Don't belittle your colleagues.
Information about belittle
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of belittle is: belittles.
- Languages in which belittle is used:
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Hyphenation of belittle
be-lit-tle
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- belittle is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
belittle synonyms
Meaning minimize:
Meaning disparage:
Meaning diminish:
Meaning :
degrade, deprecate, downplay, trivialize, understate
belittle antonyms
Meaning :
Translation of belittle
- Spanish: denigrar
- French: déprécier
- German: herabsetzen
- Italian: sminuire, minimizzare
- Portuguese: minimizar
Anagrams of belittle
Words that rhyme with belittle
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