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Meanings of belittled in English

Made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

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        Usage of belittled in English
        1
        Lucky said that the arrogance of Europe belittled the beliefs of millions.
        Black Deutschland
        2
        Perhaps, he thought, Matthew belittled what he probably saw as meager achievements.
        Career of Evil
        3
        Argument belittled without clarifying; criticism destroyed, sealing up the sources of life.
        The Centaur
        4
        With a wave of the hand the Seneschal belittled his own goodness.
        St. Martin's Summer
        5
        Ferriday belittled himself in Kedzie's eyes by his groans of baffled egotism.
        We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
        6
        She hated it when he belittled issues that were important to her.
        Journey
        7
        Therefore she took the other course and belittled the whole affair.
        The Voyage Out
        8
        The strength of that feebleness amazed us; the man's unconscious generosity belittled us.
        A Drama on the Seashore
        9
        The humanization of God only belittled his infinite and illimitable nature.
        Barbara Blomberg — Volume 05
        10
        As reported by EWN, she belittled those who have fired shots at Tata.
        The South African
        11
        Each an incredible record, each belittled when compared to that of Esther Vergeer.
        The Guardian
        12
        It came as a complete shock and afterwards I felt humiliated and belittled.
        The Guardian
        13
        Instead, that sound of pain haunted her, leaving her feeling belittled and shamed.
        Forge of Darkness
        14
        Then I left him, not knowing whether he had complimented or belittled me.
        The Madman: His Parables and Poems
        15
        But civilization had thwarted her purposes, belittled her expression of them.
        The Big-Town Round-Up
        16
        And Biden should not have belittled him in front of his own cabinet.
        Obama's wars
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