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Detailed Translations for belittling from English to German

belittling:


Translation Matrix for belittling:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- denigration
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- deprecating; deprecative; deprecatory; depreciative; depreciatory; slighting
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
herabminderend belittling; disparaging; humiliating
herabsetztend belittling; disparaging; humiliating
herabwürdigend belittling; disparaging; humiliating

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Synonyms for "belittling":


Related Definitions for "belittling":

  1. tending to diminish or disparage1
    • belittling comments1
  2. the act of belittling1
  3. a belittling comment1

belittling form of belittle:

to belittle verb (belittles, belittled, belittling)

  1. to belittle (disregard; humiliate; scorn; )
    schmälern; herabsetzen; herabwürdigen
    • schmälern verb (schmälere, schmälerst, schmälert, schmälerte, schmälertet, geschmälert)
    • herabsetzen verb (setze herab, setzt herab, setzte herab, setztet herab, herabgesetzt)

Conjugations for belittle:

present
  1. belittle
  2. belittle
  3. belittles
  4. belittle
  5. belittle
  6. belittle
simple past
  1. belittled
  2. belittled
  3. belittled
  4. belittled
  5. belittled
  6. belittled
present perfect
  1. have belittled
  2. have belittled
  3. has belittled
  4. have belittled
  5. have belittled
  6. have belittled
past continuous
  1. was belittling
  2. were belittling
  3. was belittling
  4. were belittling
  5. were belittling
  6. were belittling
future
  1. shall belittle
  2. will belittle
  3. will belittle
  4. shall belittle
  5. will belittle
  6. will belittle
continuous present
  1. am belittling
  2. are belittling
  3. is belittling
  4. are belittling
  5. are belittling
  6. are belittling
subjunctive
  1. be belittled
  2. be belittled
  3. be belittled
  4. be belittled
  5. be belittled
  6. be belittled
diverse
  1. belittle!
  2. let's belittle!
  3. belittled
  4. belittling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for belittle:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
herabsetzen belittle; disregard; hold cheap; hold in contempt; humiliate; look down upon; scorn; slight; treat unkindly; treat with disregard curtail; decline; decrease; degrade; diminish; dwindle; lessen; lower; mark down; reduce; regress; scale down; shrink away; waining
herabwürdigen belittle; disregard; hold cheap; hold in contempt; humiliate; look down upon; scorn; slight; treat unkindly; treat with disregard
schmälern belittle; disregard; hold cheap; hold in contempt; humiliate; look down upon; scorn; slight; treat unkindly; treat with disregard abridge; clip; crop; curtail; decline; regress; shorten; slacken; trim; waining
- denigrate; derogate; diminish; disparage; minimise; minimize; pick at

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Antonyms for "belittle":


Related Definitions for "belittle":

  1. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of1
    • don't belittle your colleagues1
  2. express a negative opinion of1
  3. cause to seem less serious; play down1
    • Don't belittle his influence1

Wiktionary Translations for belittle:

belittle
verb
  1. to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is
belittle
verb
  1. übertragen: mit Geringschätzung, kränkend behandeln; die Bedeutung oder das Ansehen einer Person oder Sache schmälern