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Belittle

verb

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.verbTo 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."

Synonyms

bagatellize degrade denigrate deprecate disparage downplay make light of play down trivialize understate derogate minimize

Antonyms

Rhymes With

little acquittal whittle noncommittal committal hospital tittle smittle

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