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Adjective

Dismissive of the importance of a person or thing

Inclined to express negative or disapproving comments

Harshly sarcastic or satirical in nature

Noun

The act of disparaging or belittling

A mean action

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

Present participle for to make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess

Present participle for to expose or reveal the true nature or character of

Present participle for cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison

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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

dishonoring^US

beneath one's dignity

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

sceptical^UK

skeptical^US

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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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Harshly sarcastic or satirical in nature

sulphurous^UK

sulfurous^US

savoury^UK

savory^US

calling a spade a spade

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Noun

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The act of disparaging or belittling

character assassination

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

libeling^US

libelling^UK

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

offense^US

offence^UK

rap over the knuckles

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Noun

A mean action

dishonoring^US

grovelling^UK

groveling^US

grudging

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

Noun

A lowering of rank or status

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

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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

tearing into

affronting

casting a slur on

running smear campaign

tarring and feathering

bringing discredit to

speaking badly of

thinking little of

throwing mud at

look down one's nose at

pummelling^UK

throwing brickbats at

treating with contempt

rating too low

appalling

jeering at

doing an injustice to

blackening the name of

outraging

sullying the reputation of

setting little store by

turning your nose up at

taking down a peg or two

treating as unimportant

blackening the reputation of

corrupting

weakening

conducting a smear campaign against

treating contemptuously

satirizing^US

lowering the status of

satirising^UK

thinking too little of

destroying

blackening someone's name

putting in a bad light

putting to shame

showing up

curling your lip at

putting someone in their place

making someone eat humble pie

knocking down

holding up to ridicule

sneezing at

ranking out

making someone eat crow

turning up one's nose

commenting negatively

demonizing^US

knocking off high horse

demonising^UK

dragging someone's name through the mud

saying contemptuously

making cutting remarks about

wiping

scathing

holding forth against

belaboring^US

failing to appreciate

setting too little store by

regarding with contempt

reducing to the ranks

belabouring^UK

showing in a bad light

bringing into disfavour

causing a few raised eyebrows amongst

causing raised eyebrows

raising eyebrows amongst

considering beneath one

spitting in the eye of

spitting in the face of

laughing out of court

renouncing

giving the Bronx cheer to

avoiding

blowing raspberries at

considering beneath you

giving something a bad press

letting someone have it

giving someone a bad press

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

getting one's comeuppance

harassing

making one feel small

forcing to eat humble pie

popping one's balloon

making eat dirt

settling someone's hash

bringing down a peg

fixing someone's wagon

blackening the character of

running a smear campaign against

debunking

taking the wind out of your sails

letting wind out of sails

puncturing balloon

dashing

knocking the stuffing out of

giving a bad press to

picking to pieces

giving something a battering

nit-picking

making sport of

taking the piss out of

curling one's lip

passing over

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

brutalizing^US

brutalising^UK

giving someone a roasting

hauling over the coals

raking over the coals

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone a bollocking

passing strictures upon

giving a talking-to

going for the jugular

labelling^UK

labeling^US

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

giving someone a dressing-down

throwing shade

writing false reports about

yelling at

beating up on

spreading tales about

marking wrong

getting at

dragging name through mud

railing at

jumping down one's throat

giving the business

putting someone on the griddle

adulterating

making impure

discoloring^US

pinning your ears back

burning someone's ears

crawling all over

putting someone on the hot seat

kicking up a fuss about

making unclean

kicking up a stink about

tarring

discolouring^UK

criticizing severely

speaking of with disfavour

jumping down someone's throat

expressing strong disapproval of

frowning upon

charging with

hitting where one lives

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

biting someone's head off

giving someone a wigging

taking to the woodshed

going on at

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone some stick

bringing to book

giving someone what for

giving someone a row

blowing up

giving someone an earful

slapping someone's wrist

keeping after

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

giving someone a caning

having someone on the carpet

regarding with disgust

doing a disservice to

complaining vehemently about

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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

Verb

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Present participle for to make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess

Verb

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Present participle for to expose or reveal the true nature or character of

Verb

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Present participle for cause to seem small or insignificant in comparison

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