1. Tending to diminish or disparage
   "belittling comments";
   - deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting, depreciating

1. The act of belittling
   "His constant belittling of her achievements damaged their relationship"
    
2. A belittling comment
   "His constant belittling of her achievements was a form of emotional abuse";
   - denigration

1. Make something or someone seem less important or worthy
   "Don't belittle his influence";
   - minimize, denigrate, derogate, minimise [Brit]
    
2. Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
   "don't belittle your colleagues";
   - diminish
    
3. Express a negative opinion of
   "She belittled her student's efforts";
   - disparage, pick at

Derived forms: belittlings

See also: uncomplimentary

Type of: criticise [Brit], criticize, damn [informal], decrease, depreciation, derogation, disparagement, dispraise, knock [informal], lessen, minify, pick apart

Antonym: blandish

Encyclopedia: Belittling