belittling

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belittling

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of belittle

adjective more belittling · most belittling

That belittles; condescending
Similar: depreciatory

noun belittlings

belittlement And usually this manifests as them trying to prove their parent's criticism's and belittlings wrong.

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@misc{belittling_2026,
  title = {belittling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/belittling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}