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belittlement

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of belittlement

the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant

an unconscionable belittlement of his assistant in public

Synonyms of belittlement

denigration, deprecation, depreciation, derogation, detraction, diminishment, disparagement, put-down

Words Related to belittlement

aspersion, backbiting, calumny, defamation, libel, slander, vilification

derision, mockery, ridicule

abuse, invective, vituperation

censure, condemnation, criticism, denouncement, denunciation

de-emphasis, minimization, soft-pedaling

Near Antonyms of belittlement

acclaim, praise

approbation, approval, blessing, commendation

Antonyms of belittlement

aggrandizement, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification, magnification

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