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belittling definition
belittling |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb belittle 2 of 3 senses of belittle Sense 1 minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate => talk down Sense 2 disparage, belittle, pick at => pan, tear apart, trash => discredit, disgrace => deprecate, depreciate => minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb belittle 2 of 3 senses of belittle Sense 1 minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate => talk down Sense 2 disparage, belittle, pick at => pan, tear apart, trash => discredit, disgrace => deprecate, depreciate => deflate, puncture => minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate => talk down Entailment of verb belittle Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb belittle 3 senses of belittle Sense 1 minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate => disparage, belittle, pick at Sense 2 disparage, belittle, pick at => criticize, criticise, pick apart Sense 3 diminish, belittle => decrease, lessen, minify Familiarity of verb belittle belittle used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb belittle Sense 1 minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate => disparage, belittle, pick at -------------- Sense 2 disparage, belittle, pick at => criticize, criticise, pick apart -------------- Sense 3 diminish, belittle => decrease, lessen, minify -------------- Grep of noun belittling belittling Overview of noun belittling The noun belittling has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. denigration, belittling -- (a belittling comment) 2. belittling -- (the act of belittling) Overview of verb belittle The verb belittle has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate -- (belittle; "Don't belittle his influence") 2. disparage, belittle, pick at -- (express a negative opinion of "She disparaged her student's efforts") 3. diminish, belittle -- (lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of "don't belittle your colleagues") Overview of adj belittling The adj belittling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting -- (tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark") Antonyms of adj belittling 1 sense of belittling Sense 1 belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting INDIRECT (VIA uncomplimentary) -> complimentary Similarity of adj belittling 1 sense of belittling Sense 1 belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting => uncomplimentary (vs. complimentary) Attributes of adj belittling Familiarity of adj belittling belittling used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj belittling belittling Overview of noun belittling The noun belittling has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. denigration, belittling -- (a belittling comment) 2. belittling -- (the act of belittling) Overview of verb belittle The verb belittle has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate -- (belittle; "Don't belittle his influence") 2. disparage, belittle, pick at -- (express a negative opinion of "She disparaged her student's efforts") 3. diminish, belittle -- (lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of "don't belittle your colleagues") Overview of adj belittling The adj belittling has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting -- (tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark")
belittling definition