Read full poem →somewhat stage-worn. A thorough and sympathetic study of these once
extravagantly lauded and now belittled poems will not, perhaps, reverse
the deliberate judgment of later generations, but it will display them
Dictionary Entry
To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation.
In a Sentence
“Don't belittle your colleagues.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. belittled
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Antonyms
Poetry examples for “belittled”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.