| slovo | definícia |
belittle
(encz) | belittle,bagatelizovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
belittle
(encz) | belittle,podceňovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
belittle
(encz) | belittle,zmenšovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Belittle
(gcide) | 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] |
belittle
(wn) | belittle
v 1: cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his
influence" [syn: minimize, belittle, denigrate,
derogate]
2: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's
efforts" [syn: disparage, belittle, pick at] [ant:
blandish, flatter]
3: lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't
belittle your colleagues" [syn: diminish, belittle] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
belittle
(encz) | belittle,bagatelizovat v: Zdeněk Brožbelittle,podceňovat v: Zdeněk Brožbelittle,zmenšovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
belittled
(encz) | belittled,bagatelizoval v: Zdeněk Brožbelittled,zmenšoval v: Zdeněk Brožbelittled,znevažoval v: Zdeněk Brož |
belittlement
(encz) | belittlement,bagatelizace n: Zdeněk Brožbelittlement,znevažování n: Zdeněk Brož |
Belittled
(gcide) | 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] |
belittled diminished small
(gcide) | decreased \decreased\ adj.
made less in size or amount or degree. Opposite of
increased. [Narrower terms: {attenuate, attenuated, faded,
weakened}; belittled, diminished, small; cut, cut-rate;
diminished, lessened; minimized; remittent;
attenuated]
Syn: reduced.
[WordNet 1.5] |
belittle
(wn) | belittle
v 1: cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his
influence" [syn: minimize, belittle, denigrate,
derogate]
2: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's
efforts" [syn: disparage, belittle, pick at] [ant:
blandish, flatter]
3: lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't
belittle your colleagues" [syn: diminish, belittle] |
belittled
(wn) | belittled
adj 1: made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her
comments made me feel small" [syn: belittled,
diminished, small] |
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