All 6 Uses
belittle
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Tender is the Night
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- The ease with which her reply reached him seemed to belittle his megaphone, so she raised her voice and called, "Can you hear me?"†
Chpt 1.6 *
- She could take care of herself anywhere—" Lest this belittle Nicole's ability to do likewise, he added, "After all, she's an actress, and even though her mother's in the background she has to look out for herself."†
Chpt 2.11
- His work became confused with Nicole's problems; in addition, her income had increased so fast of late that it seemed to belittle his work.†
Chpt 2.12
- To belittle all these years with something cheap and easy?†
Chpt 2.18
- To Mary as well as to the Divers the greeting was faintly comic; Mary gave an apologetic, belittling giggle; yet her voice, as she introduced her husband by his Asiatic title, flew proud and high.†
Chpt 3.4belittling = making someone or something seem less important
- Just so had she lied to Tommy last night, swearing to him that never before had she so entirely, so completely, so utterly......then remorse for this moment of betrayal, which so cavalierly belittled a decade of her life, turned her walk toward Dick's sanctuary.†
Chpt 3.9belittled = made someone or something seem less important
Definitions:
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(1)
(belittle) to make someone or something seem unimportant
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)