belittle

Pugh told investigators hired by the national union that Regan continued to belittle her in meetings until she eventually resigned from the state council.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Nepal is cracking down on online abuse directed at survivors of last month's deadly floods, with Prime Minister Balendra Shah warning that authorities will "show no leniency" to people who "belittle" those who are suffering.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

“I will not belittle that one bit. But I will say, it’s the curse of a leader.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

Some people see it is as harmless entertainment between two high-profile players, but others believe it could belittle the women's game if Sabalenka loses.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025

I'm hardly qualified to belittle anyone else's pronunciation, but he was setting himself up by acting like such an expert.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

“I think it belittles memory,” she says, wrinkling her nose in distaste at the still-standing house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Anything less belittles the very point of a university education.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2025

And that can make for a harsh internal voice that belittles and chastises us.

From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024

“There will be no compromise with any party that challenges, belittles or violates Malaysian laws,” he said in a statement on Facebook.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2023

“Not monster movies. My sister, as usual, belittles my chosen medium. Want to know the tide?”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

It is fascinating to me that Thomas, who genuinely feels belittled by every single thing that has ever happened to him, has somehow gotten smaller on the job.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026

The person in front signals, “I’m in charge, you follow me,” while the one behind feels belittled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

US President Donald Trump said Friday that Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a leftist his administration long belittled, will visit the White House next month as he voiced optimism for ties.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

McCurry never belittled anyone, though occasionally the Bigfoot questions would cause other reporters to snicker.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025

The Party shall continue unabated, in full festival Mode, for some few weeks thereafter, or until the belittled Pestilence has run its course through the Assembled.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

In 1971, Steinem co-founded Ms. magazine, run exclusively by women, for women, and born from conversations with other women writers who’d grown exhausted with the belittling conventions and blind spots of male-dominated media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

And the teenage provocateur made no secret of that revulsion, loudly belittling his fellow students.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025

A Britain's Got Talent comic says internet trolls have not upset him, but he wants people to realise belittling someone on the internet "is sad".

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025

Dr. Chernin acknowledged how stressful those conversations can be, sometimes deteriorating into finger-pointing, belittling or stonewalling.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2024

I think it might embarrass Stuart to hear mice mentioned in such a belittling manner.”

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White