belittling
21depreciative — adjective 1. tending to diminish or disparage belittling comments managed a deprecating smile at the compliment deprecatory remarks about the book a slighting remark • Syn: ↑belittling, ↑deprecating, ↑deprecative, ↑ …
22depreciatory — adjective 1. tending to diminish or disparage belittling comments managed a deprecating smile at the compliment deprecatory remarks about the book a slighting remark • Syn: ↑belittling, ↑deprecating, ↑deprecative, ↑ …
23disparagement — noun 1. a communication that belittles somebody or something (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑depreciation, ↑derogation • Derivationally related forms: ↑derogate (for: ↑derogation), ↑depreciate …
24put-down — noun a crushing remark • Syn: ↑squelch, ↑squelcher, ↑takedown • Derivationally related forms: ↑take down (for: ↑takedown), ↑squelch ( …
25slighting — adjective tending to diminish or disparage belittling comments managed a deprecating smile at the compliment deprecatory remarks about the book a slighting remark • Syn: ↑belittling, ↑deprecating, ↑deprecative, ↑ …
26Belittle — Be*lit tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belittled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belittling}.] To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way. T. Jefferson. [1913 Webster] …
27Belittled — Belittle Be*lit tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belittled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belittling}.] To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a depreciatory or contemptuous way. T. Jefferson. [1913 Webster] …
28Deprecative — Dep re*ca*tive (d[e^]p r[ e]*k[asl]*t[i^]v), a. [L. deprecativus: cf. F. d[ e]pr[ e]catif.] Serving to deprecate; deprecatory. [1913 Webster] Syn: belittling, derogatory, pejorative, disparaging, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory,… …
29Deprecatively — Deprecative Dep re*ca*tive (d[e^]p r[ e]*k[asl]*t[i^]v), a. [L. deprecativus: cf. F. d[ e]pr[ e]catif.] Serving to deprecate; deprecatory. [1913 Webster] Syn: belittling, derogatory, pejorative, disparaging, depreciative, deprecatory,… …
30deprecatory — dep re*ca*to*ry (d[e^]p r[ e]*k[.a]*t[ o]*r[y^]), a. [L. deprecatorius.] 1. Tending to remove or avert evil by prayer; apologetic. [1913 Webster] Humble and deprecatory letters. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Serving to deprecate; expressing a low… …
