Main entry: belittling
Definition: the act of belittling
Main entry: denigration, belittling
Definition: a belittling comment
Main entry: deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting, belittling
Definition: tending to diminish or disparage
Usage: belittling comments; managed a deprecating smile at the compliment; deprecatory remarks about the book; a slighting remark