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belittle
Found in thesaurus: belittle, disparage, pick at, pick apart, knock, criticise, criticize, lessen, decrease, minify
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belittle
v.
disparage; depreciate; scorn, criticize; belittle, minimize, deny the significance of
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Minimisation (psychology)
Minimisation is a type of deception involving denial coupled with rationalisation in situations where complete denial is implausible. It is the opposite of exaggeration.
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belittle
Verb
1. belittle; "Don't belittle his influence"
(synonym) minimize, denigrate, derogate
(hypernym) disparage, pick at
(hyponym) talk down
2. express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
(synonym) disparage, pick at
(hypernym) knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
(hyponym) pan, tear apart, trash
3. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"
(synonym) diminish
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
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belittle
v.
zlehčovat
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belittle
Czas.
umniejszać
