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belittlingly Definition


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belittle
verb
    belittled, belittling
    1. To treat something or someone as unimportant, or of little or no significance; to speak or write disparagingly about it or them.
      Thesaurus: deprecate, disparage, deride, scorn, ridicule, depreciate, disdain, minimize; Antonym: exaggerate.
Derivative: belittlement
noun
    Derivative: belittling
    adj
      Derivative: belittlingly
      adverb
        Etymology: 18c.



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