Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belittling

/bɪlˈɪtəlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
be-lit-tling
IPA
/bɪlˈɪtəlɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of belittle

adj

That belittles; condescending

noun

belittlement

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more belittling (comparative) most belittling (superlative) belittlings (plural)

Derived Forms

belittlingly unbelittling

Synonyms

depreciatory deprecating deprecative deprecatory depreciative slighting denigration

Questions

How do you pronounce belittling?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɪlˈɪtəlɪŋ/.
What does belittling mean?
present participle and gerund of belittle

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