belittle someone

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• belittle — [[t]bɪlɪ̱t(ə)l[/t]] belittles, belittling, belittled VERB If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good. [V n] We mustn t belittle her outstanding achievement... [V n] It makes no sense to… …   English dictionary

• belittle — UK [bɪˈlɪt(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms belittle : present tense I/you/we/they belittle he/she/it belittles present participle belittling past tense belittled past participle belittled to say or think that someone or something is… …   English dictionary

• belittle — be|lit|tle [bıˈlıtl] v [T] formal to make someone or something seem small or unimportant ▪ He tends to belittle her efforts …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• belittle — be|lit|tle [ bı lıtl ] verb transitive to say or think that someone or something is unimportant or not very good: DISPARAGE: You shouldn t belittle her achievements …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• belittle — verb (T) formal to make someone or something seem small or unimportant: He tends to belittle his own efforts …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• belittle — [bɪˈlɪt(ə)l] verb [T] to say that someone or something is not very good or important …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• cry someone/something down — (dated) DISPARAGE, run down, belittle, make light of, denigrate, decry, deprecate, depreciate, play down, trivialize, minimize; archaic hold cheap. → cry * * * dated disparage or belittle someone or something …   Useful english dictionary

• dis(s) on someone — [“dis...] in. to belittle [someone]; to show disrespect [for someone]. (From disrespect.) □ Gary is such a complainer. All he does is diss. □ Please stop dissing on me …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• do someone/something down — (informal) BELITTLE, disparage, denigrate, run down, deprecate, cast aspersions on, discredit, vilify, defame, criticize, malign; N. Amer. slur; informal have a go at, hit out at, knock, slam, pan, bad mouth; Brit. informal rubbish, slag off. →… …   Useful english dictionary

• sell someone short — UNDERVALUE, underrate, underestimate, disparage, deprecate, belittle; formal derogate. → sell * * * sell someone short phrase to describe someone or something as less impressive than they really are His main fault is that he tends to sell himself …   Useful english dictionary

• put someone down — 1 (informal) he often puts me down: CRITICIZE, belittle, disparage, deprecate, denigrate, slight, humiliate, shame, crush, squash …   Useful english dictionary