belittling

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. a belittling comment
• Syn:
denigration
• Derivationally related forms:
denigrate (for: denigration)
• Hypernyms:
disparagement, depreciation, derogation
2. the act of belittling
• Hypernyms:
disparagement, dispraise

II - adjective

tending to diminish or disparage
- belittling comments
- managed a deprecating smile at the compliment
- deprecatory remarks about the book
- a slighting remark
• Syn:
deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting
• Similar to:
uncomplimentary
• Derivationally related forms:
depreciate (for: depreciatory), depreciate (for: depreciative), deprecate (for: deprecatory), deprecate (for: deprecative)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting, denigration