Belittle
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in The Daily Mail Smallest Hardest.
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Publications
- The Daily Mail Smallest Hardest - Saturday, 27 Feb 2021
- The Mirror Classic - Saturday, 2 Jan 2021
- The New York Times Crossword - Tuesday, 20 Feb 2018
Crossword Answers
3 letters
DIS
God of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
4 letters
FOUL
An act that violates the rules of a sport
5 letters
ABUSE
Cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"
DWARF
A plant or animal that is atypically small
LIBEL
Print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"
SCOFF
Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
ABASE
Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
DECRY
Express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
6 letters
DODOWN
DERIDE
Treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
DEMEAN
Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
PICKAT
Express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
LESSEN
Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
7 letters
IMPEACH
Challenge the honesty or veracity of; "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"
RUNDOWN
A concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)
SNEERAT
CHEAPEN
Lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
8 letters
DIMINISH
Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
DEROGATE
Cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"
MINIMIZE
Cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"
BRINGLOW
DISPRAGE
MINIMISE
Make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"
9 letters
HUMILIATE
Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
DENIGRATE
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
DISPARAGE
Express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
BLASPHEME
Utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
10 letters
DEPRECIATE
Lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"
13 letters
MAKENOTHINGOF
THINKLITTLEOF
UNDERESTIMATE
Assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"
14 letters
HOLDINCONTEMPT
17 letters
SUBMITTOINDIGNITY
18 letters
BRINGINTODISCREDIT
20 letters
REFLECTDISCREDITUPON