transitive verb 1 : to speak slightingly of : disparage belittles her efforts 2 : to cause (a person or thing) to seem little or less a curiosity so vast that it almost belittled the main matter Mark Twain

1. To represent or speak of as unimportant or contemptible: a person who belittled our efforts to do the job right. See Synonyms at disparage. 2. To cause to seem little or smaller than something else: "Away on the very edge of the cliffs, close under the sky, were pines, belittled by distance" (Stewart Edward White).

belittle verb [ T ] uk / bɪˈlɪt. ə l / us / bɪˈlɪt̬. ə l / Add to word list to make a person or an action seem as if he, she or it is not important: Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittled her efforts. Stop belittling your self - your work is highly valued.