belittle
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(verb) lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues" |
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Synonyms: diminish |
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Related Words: decrease, lessen, minify |
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(verb) express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts" |
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Synonyms: disparage, find fault with, pick at |
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Related Words: belittle, criticise, criticize, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, discredit, disgrace, minimize, pan, pick apart, tear apart, trash |
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(verb) belittle; "Don't belittle his influence" |
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Synonyms: denigrate, derogate, minimize |
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Related Words: belittle, disparage, find fault with, pick at, talk down |
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