Belittling Definition & Meaning
belittling
- adjective
- tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
- noun
- a belittling comment
- the act of belittling
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- What does belittling mean?
- tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark" a belittling comment the act of belittling
- What part of speech is belittling?
- Belittling is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does belittling have?
- Belittling has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).