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Definisjon av belittle

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Verb
belittle - cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"
minimize, denigrate, derogate
disparage, belittle, pick at express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
talk down direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio; "the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill"
belittle - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
disparage, pick at
blandish, flatter praise somewhat dishonestly
pick apart, criticise, criticize, knock act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"
tear apart, trash, pan dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"
discredit, disgrace cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"
vilipend, deprecate, depreciate belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"
derogate, denigrate, belittle, minimize make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"
belittle - lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"
diminish
minify, decrease, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
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Verb
belittle - To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is.

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  • belittle
    To make to seem unimportant.

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