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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:

Adjectives

Similar:

uncomplimentary (tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb belittle

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