belittle
verb[T]
uk/bɪˈlɪt.əl/us/bɪˈlɪt̬.əl/to make apersonor anactionseemas if he, she or it is notimportant:
轻视；贬低Though she hadspenthoursfixingthecomputer, he belittled herefforts.虽然她花了几个钟头修电脑，他却无视她的努力。
Stop belittlingyourself-yourworkishighlyvalued.别小看你自己——你的工作很有价值。
Synonym
disparage
Insults & abuse
- affront
- backhanded compliment
- be close to the boneidiom
- brickbat
- contumely
- cut (someone) to the quickidiom
- denigration
- dis
- disparagement
- jeer
- left-handed compliment
- mouth
- name
- neg
- negging
- point-scoring
- putsomething/someonedown
- revile
- slight
- stick