Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belittlement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
be-lit-tle-ment
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of belittling.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English belittle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English belittlement From belittle + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

belittlements (plural)

Synonyms

denigration disparagement

Questions

What does belittlement mean?
An act of belittling.
Where does belittlement come from?
Etymology tree English belittle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English belittlement From belittle + -ment.

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