belittling

English Thesaurus

1. the act of belittling (noun.act)

hypernym	:	disparagement, dispraise,
definition	:	the act of speaking contemptuously of (noun.act)

2. a belittling comment (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	depreciation, derogation, disparagement,
definition	:	a communication that belittles somebody or something (noun.communication)

3. tending to diminish or disparage (adj.all)

similar	:	uncomplimentary,
definition	:	tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage (adj.all)

4. a belittling comment (noun.communication)

derivation	:	belittle, denigrate, derogate, minimize,
definition	:	cause to seem less serious; play down (verb.communication)

5. tending to diminish or disparage (adj.all)

derivation	:	deprecate, depreciate, vilipend,
definition	:	belittle (verb.communication)

6. a belittling comment (noun.communication)

derivation	:	belittle, denigrate, derogate, minimize,
definition	:	cause to seem less serious; play down (verb.communication)

7. tending to diminish or disparage (adj.all)

derivation	:	deprecate, depreciate, vilipend,
definition	:	belittle (verb.communication)