BELITTLING Synonyms

• causing awareness of your shortcomings

• tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value

• tending to diminish or disparage

• abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

• expressive of low opinion

• expressive of low opinion

• expressive of low opinion

• expressing extreme contempt

• expressing extreme contempt

• tending to diminish or disparage

• cause to seem less serious; play down

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• express a negative opinion of

• reduce the level of land, as by erosion

• reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

• lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

• express strong disapproval of; deplore

• belittle

• represent as less significant or important

• understate the importance or quality of

• make trivial or insignificant

• represent as less significant or important

• understate the importance or quality of

• cause to seem less serious; play down

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of