belittled


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be·lit·tle

(bĭ-lĭt′l)
tr.v. be·lit·tled, be·lit·tling, be·lit·tles
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).
be·lit′tle·ment n.
be·lit′tler n.
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Adj. 1. [画像:belittled - made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)]belittled - made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small"
decreased, reduced - made less in size or amount or degree
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The walls around it were so gigantic, and everything about it was on so mighty a scale that it was belittled, by contrast, to what I have likened it to--a cozy and carpeted parlor.
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Therefore she took the other course and belittled the whole affair.
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Ralph made a sound which belittled this particular argument.
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