belittle

verb

1. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

e.g. don't belittle your colleagues

Synonym: diminish

2. express a negative opinion of

e.g. She disparaged her student's efforts

Synonym: disparagepick at

3. cause to seem less serious
play down

e.g. Don't belittle his influence

Synonym: minimizedenigratederogate

1. 轻视；贬抑；小看
If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.

e.g. We mustn't belittle her outstanding achievement...
我们一定不能小瞧了她所取得的杰出成就。
e.g. It makes no sense to belittle the enormity of the disaster.
没有理由低估这场灾难的严重性。

1. belittle的反义词

1. 轻视：Belinda贝琳达 | belittle轻视 | Belize伯利兹城

2. 轻视,小看：the distressed parents of wayward youths.为任性的年轻人而苦恼的双亲. | 11.belittle 轻视,小看: | a person who belittled our efforts to do the job right. 一个小看我们为做好工作而付出的努力的人.

3. 轻视,贬低：archenemy: (基督教)撒旦(魔王) 主敌, 大敌 | belittle: 轻视, 贬低 | ill-considered: 考虑不周的, 失策的