Sentence example with the word 'belittle'

belittle

bedwarf, de-emphasize, depreciate, discount, downplay, make little of, mitigate, run down, speak ill of, underplay

Definition v. cause to seem less serious

Last update: June 21, 2016


3

Rather than belittle my fears, the psychologist sought to help me understand my anxieties.    [verb]

3

Uncle Nathan's tendency was rather to tone down and belittle his experiences than to exaggerate them.   [adjective]

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There is no reason for you to belittle my wardrobe simply because your clothes are more expensive than the ones I own.   [verb]

2

The rich zamindar belittled the farmer by insulting him before the Panchayat.   [verb]

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He had not belittled the consequences of a rejection of the work.   [Please select]

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He thought it would belittle the boys, and deprive them of some portion of their self-respect.   [Please select]

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But we must not belittle the power of verbal description.   [Please select]

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Not that I mean to belittle the part that I played in our reduced domestic economy.   [Please select]

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No, my intention is not to belittle your renown.   [Please select]

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