Dictionary Entry
belittle
belittle is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 4 senses
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- 1transitive verb
To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way.
- 2verb
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
"don't belittle your colleagues"
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- 3verb
express a negative opinion of
"She disparaged her student's efforts"
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- 4verb
cause to seem less serious; play down
"Don't belittle his influence"
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