Examples of belittle in a Sentence
The critic belittled the author's work.
Her detractors are in the habit of belittling her accomplishments.
Recent Examples of belittle from the Web
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In that role, I have been harassed, assaulted, and belittled, and had to fight harder for my place in the world.
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Stockmann looks like the perfect hero for a time when scientific findings are belittled, the Environmental Protection Agency is on the ropes, and kids in Flint, Michigan, still don't dare drink from the water fountains at school.
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He was gaslit by professors who didn’t believe him, and belittled by the media.
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Some examples of behaviors often outlined in this type of policy include yelling, belittling, excessive monitoring of an employee’s work, gossiping or spreading rumors, arbitrary punishment without cause, making threats, or intimidating others.
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Black portrayed the chief as a poor manager who belittled his staff and broke department rules.
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Wine by the Glass Beaujolais Nouveau is often belittled in the West but the Japanese can't get enough of it.
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Victims sensed a moment that might mean they would be believed — that they might not be attacked or smeared or belittled.
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This bold stroke could herald what federal unions across the government might encounter from an administration bent on belittling them.
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First Known Use of belittle
1785
belittle Synonyms
Synonyms
bad-mouth, cry down, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, diminish, discount, dismiss, disparage, kiss off, minimize, play down, put down, run down, talk down, vilipend, write off;
Related Words
censure, condemn, criticize, denounce, reprehend, reprobate;
asperse, defame, malign, rip, slander, slur, traduce, vilify;
Phrases
dump on;
Synonym Discussion of belittle
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- decried their defeatist attitude
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- critics depreciate his plays for being unabashedly sentimental
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- disparaged polo as a game for the rich
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- belittled the achievements of others
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