belittle
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
cause to seem less serious; play down
Don't belittle his influence
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- minimization derivation
- deprecation derivation
- derogation derivation
- belittling derivation
- lower limit derivation
- derogative derivation
- calumniatory derivation
Sense 2 verb
express a negative opinion of
She disparaged her student's efforts
Types & categories
- criticize hypernym
- tear apart hyponym
- discredit hyponym
- depreciate hyponym
- belittle hyponym
Related & opposite
- flatter antonym
- dispraise derivation
- derogation derivation
- detractor derivation
Sense 3 verb
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
don't belittle your colleagues
Types & categories
- minify hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | minimization |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deprecation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | derogation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | belittling |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lower limit |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | derogative |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | calumniatory |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | disparage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | talk down |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | flatter |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dispraise |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | derogation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | detractor |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | criticize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tear apart |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | discredit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | depreciate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | belittle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | minify |