Belittling Definition & Meaning

belittling
adjective
  1. tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
noun
  1. a belittling comment
  2. the act of belittling

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