Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of belittle
adjectivebelittling (comparative more belittling, superlative most belittling)
comparative more belittling · superlative most belittling
- That belittles; condescending
Synonyms: depreciatory
nounbelittling (plural belittlings)
plural belittlings
- belittlement
And usually this manifests as them trying to prove their parent's criticism's and belittlings wrong.
1988, Dennis Marcellino, Sweeping it under the drug, page 123
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThat belittles; condescending
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adjectivetending to diminish or disparage
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belittling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belittling
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Chicago
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