Don't let someone belittle you because your vocabulary does not include words that are rarely used.
1When my brother annoys me I try to belittle him.
Don't let someone belittle your worth when you don't deserve it..
Belittle
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.
Praise, encourage, compliment...
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.
Mother will berate us for stealing this candy.
Canditates from public office may resort to negative adds that belittle their opponents' record.
Jessica always tries to belittle her younger sister by making fun of her in front of their friends.
He belittled her when she didn't get the right answer.
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.
Sally belittled John for his foolish actions.
parents should not belittle their kids ;)
The prefix of "belittle" is "be-."
Belittle
The verb of little is belittle. As in "to belittle something or someone".
to belittle = herabsetzen to belittle = herabwürdigen
The verb form of "little" is "to belittle," which means to make someone or something seem less important or impressive.
His words caused her abase. Abase means to belittle or degrade someone else with the way you are behaving towards that person.