Belittled
[bɪ'lɪtld]
Definition
(adj.) made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); 'her comments made me feel small' .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Belittle
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Examples
- Thus taken, the influence of heredity is opposed to that of the environment, and the efficacy of the latter belittled. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Gudrun looked aside, feeling she was being belittled. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The copperhead disreputable portion of the press magnified rebel successes, and belittled those of the Union army. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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