adj, noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   belittlement

   "And usually this manifests as them trying to prove their parent's criticism's and belittlings wrong."

2. 2
   the act of belittling wordnet
3. 3
   a belittling comment wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of belittle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   That belittles; condescending

Adjective

1. 1
   tending to diminish or disparage wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

depreciativeabusiveback-bitingbelittlementbitchycalumniatory

Example

More examples

"Tom and Mary took turns belittling the taxi driver."

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