belittling

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English

Verb

belittling

  1. present participle and gerund of belittle

Adjective

belittling (comparative more belittling, superlative most belittling)

  1. That belittles; condescending

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Noun

belittling (plural belittlings)

  1. belittlement
    • 1988, Dennis Marcellino, Sweeping it under the drug, page 123:
      And usually this manifests as them trying to prove their parent's criticism's and belittlings wrong.

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