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to belittle oneself

  • 1 belittle

    transitive verb
    * * *
    [bi'litl]
    (to make to seem unimportant (usually by harsh criticism): She belittled his achievements.) herabsetzen
    * * *
    be·lit·tle
    [bɪˈlɪtl̩, AM -t̬l̩]
    vt
    ▪ to \belittle sth etw herabsetzen [o schlechtmachen]; one's successes, achievements etw schmälern
    she tends to \belittle her own efforts sie neigt dazu, ihre eigenen Bemühungen runterzuspielen
    ▪ to \belittle oneself sich akk schlechtermachen, als man ist
    * * *
    [bI'lɪtl]
    vt
    herabsetzen, heruntermachen (inf); achievement also schmälern

    to belittle oneself — sich schlechter machen, als man ist

    * * *
    1. a) verkleinern
    b) klein erscheinen lassen
    2. fig herabsetzen, schmälern:
    belittle o.s. sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen
    3. fig verharmlosen, bagatellisieren
    * * *
    transitive verb
    * * *
    v.
    erniedrigen v.
    herabsetzen v.
    niedermachen v.
    schmälern v.
    verniedlichen v.

    English-german dictionary > belittle

  • 2 belittle

    be·lit·tle [bɪʼlɪtl̩, Am -t̬l̩] vt
    to \belittle sth etw herabsetzen [o schlechtmachen]; one's successes, achievements etw schmälern;
    she tends to \belittle her own efforts sie neigt dazu, ihre eigenen Bemühungen runterzuspielen;
    to \belittle oneself sich akk schlechter machen, als man ist

    English-German students dictionary > belittle

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