Belittle is being little.
The prefix of "belittle" is "be-."
Some words with the prefix "be" are behave, benefit, belong, and besmirch.
The verb form of "little" is "to belittle," which means to make someone or something seem less important or impressive.
There is no need to belittle a student in front of the whole class. He criticizes his wife's every move and belittles her daily.
Jessica always tries to belittle her younger sister by making fun of her in front of their friends.
The prefix for inadequate is in-. The prefix in- means not.
There is no by- prefix. Perhaps what was mean was be-. Some words starting with this are because, belittle, berate, etc.
The prefix be- indicates thoroughness or completion of treatment, as in bespeak or besiege, or an action that causes a condition to exist e.g. belittle, befriend, besmirch.
Belittle
The verb of little is belittle. As in "to belittle something or someone".
Some words with the prefix "be" are behave, benefit, belong, and besmirch.
Don't let someone belittle you because your vocabulary does not include words that are rarely used.
to belittle = herabsetzen to belittle = herabwürdigen
To belittle something or someone is to make it downgrade or depreciate it's importance. For example, Miss Smith was suspended after reports that she would often belittle her students.
The verb form of "little" is "to belittle," which means to make someone or something seem less important or impressive.
There is no need to belittle a student in front of the whole class. He criticizes his wife's every move and belittles her daily.
JEALOUSY
Jessica always tries to belittle her younger sister by making fun of her in front of their friends.