belittling

belittling

1. present participle and gerund of belittle

belittling (comparative more belittling, superlative most belittling)

1. That belittles; condescending

belittling (plural belittlings)

1. belittlement
   • 1988, Dennis Marcellino, Sweeping it under the drug, page 123:

     And usually this manifests as them trying to prove their parent's criticism's and belittlings wrong.

• billetting