[ US /bɪˈɫɪtəɫɪŋ, bɪˈɫɪtɫɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /bɪlˈɪtlɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a belittling comment
  2. the act of belittling
ADJECTIVE
  1. tending to diminish or disparage
    deprecatory remarks about the book
    belittling comments
    managed a deprecating smile at the compliment
    a slighting remark
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How To Use belittling In A Sentence

  • Well, how very generous of Obama to say that the Clinton's haven't made any "deliberate effort" to racialize the campaign, considering that Obama was the one who played the race card by jumping on the "blame Hillary for belittling Martin Luther King" bandwagon at the beginning of the campaign. Obama: I Don't Think Clintons Made "Deliberate Effort" To Racialize Campaign
  • Worse, mom constantly ridiculed Betty, belittling her long nose and unkempt manner of dress.
  • But I guess you would rather show your immense intelligence by engaging in belittling comments and or calling someone stupid. Another Mars Mission Slips To The Right - NASA Watch
  • We would go far in liberating all peoples by taking this thinking back into the naturalized setting of the Working Class WITHOUT BELITTLING THEIR INTELLIGENCE! A PRIMER ON UNLEARNING CLASSISM
  • And the final question, can we in our profession discuss these issues in a calm, mutually respectful way without criticizing, belittling or vilifying one another?
  • Without belittling the importance of media research, it's time that the rule of the real governed policy as well.
  • Thinking Americans have become enured to their major national media ignoring or belittling stories that damn the Bushites. Archive 2008-05-01
  • My purpose here is not to qualify my message by belittling science.
  • I'm not belittling the Angels; I'm pre-littling them. Halos Heaven
  • Or belittling your friend because they are so bad at a game that all you can do is tare them down. Flixnjoystix.com! » FixnJoystix Presents: LAN Of The Dead!The Jewsh Mourns The Death of Face-To-Face Multiplayer Gaming!
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