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What is another word for belittling?

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Adjective

Dismissive of the importance of a person or thing

Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

Vigorously or intensely incisive and critical

Noun

The act of disparaging or belittling

A lowering of rank or status

Verb

Present participle for to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is

Present participle for to cause pain through mistreatment

Present participle for to show that one feels superior in a patronizing manner

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Adjective

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Dismissive of the importance of a person or thing

patronising^UK

patronizing^US

libellous^UK

libelous^US

unfavorable^US

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

politically incorrect

beneath one's dignity

dishonoring^US

too big for your boots

too big for your breeches

honourable^UK

honorable^US

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

libeling^US

libelling^UK

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“His cruel, belittling remarks.”

Adjective

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Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

cavilling^UK

unfavorable^US

caviling^US

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Adjective

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Vigorously or intensely incisive and critical

sulphurous^UK

sulfurous^US

rubbing the wrong way

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Noun

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The act of disparaging or belittling

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

character assassination

libeling^US

libelling^UK

offense^US

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

offence^UK

rap over the knuckles

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Noun

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A lowering of rank or status

Verb

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Present participle for to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is

minimising^UK

minimizing^US

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

casting aspersions on

dragging through the mud

picking holes in

cutting down to size

doing a hatchet job on

cutting to the quick

taking down a peg

shooting full of holes

dishonoring^US

libeling^US

libelling^UK

bringing into disrepute

dragging through the mire

spreading scandal about

casting a slur on

running smear campaign

tarring and feathering

pummelling^UK

bringing discredit to

look down one's nose at

throwing brickbats at

finding fault with

railing against

treating with contempt

fulminating against

rating too low

offending

lowering the status of

making a fool of

doing an injustice to

blackening the name of

reprobating

sullying the reputation of

setting little store by

turning your nose up at

taking down a peg or two

castigating

treating as unimportant

rebuking

outraging

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

blackening someone's name

calling down

jibing at

putting in a bad light

putting someone in their place

thinking too little of

making someone eat humble pie

knocking down

holding up to ridicule

sneezing at

ranking out

treating contemptuously

ragging on

making someone eat crow

turning up one's nose

commenting negatively

knocking off high horse

belaboring^US

holding forth against

dragging someone's name through the mud

getting one's comeuppance

belabouring^UK

failing to appreciate

setting too little store by

regarding with contempt

reducing to the ranks

demonizing^US

satirizing^US

demonising^UK

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

spitting in the eye of

spitting on

turning back on

turning down

spitting in the face of

satirising^UK

saying contemptuously

making cutting remarks about

having a crack at

chastising

showing in a bad light

bringing into disfavour

giving a bad press to

picking to pieces

giving something a battering

running a smear campaign against

making one feel small

forcing to eat humble pie

popping one's balloon

making eat dirt

settling someone's hash

blackening the character of

taking the piss out of

taking the wind out of your sails

letting wind out of sails

puncturing balloon

destroying

dashing

knocking the stuffing out of

letting someone have it

turning a deaf ear to

pushing aside

having no time for

brushing off

paying no attention to

shutting eyes to

refusing to acknowledge

turning a blind eye to

putting aside

giving someone a bad press

giving something a bad press

hauling over the coals

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rollicking

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a bollocking

passing strictures upon

railing at

raking over the coals

laying down the law

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone an earful

pitching into

ranting at

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

expressing disapproval of

treating disrespectfully

writing false reports about

pulling up

spreading tales about

jumping down one's throat

marking wrong

criticizing severely

ticking off

dragging name through mud

giving the business

giving someone a wigging

bringing to book

slapping someone's wrist

yelling at

making a fuss about

giving someone some stick

giving someone what for

giving someone a row

biting someone's head off

kicking up a stink about

passing judgment

lighting to

speaking of with disfavour

labelling^UK

labeling^US

reviewing unfavorably

jumping on one's case

going for the jugular

lashing out

snapping someone's head off

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

hurting somebody's feelings

stepping on one's toes

mimicking

imitating

telling someone to get lost

giving the cold shoulder to

cold-shouldering

giving someone the brush-off

taking to the woodshed

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

blowing up

jumping down someone's throat

giving someone a caning

going on at

keeping after

having someone on the carpet

doing an impression of

objecting strongly to

expressing disagreement with

raising objections to

complaining vociferously about

fighting

lodging a protest against

kicking up a fuss about

combatting

taking exception

taking a stand against

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“And she would belittle people with her technospeak to make them look stupid.”

Verb

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Present participle for to cause pain through mistreatment

Verb

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Present participle for to show that one feels superior in a patronizing manner

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