belittled
Made to feel small
Belittled is the past tense of belittle, meaning to make someone or something seem small, unimportant, or inferior.
To belittle is to dismiss or diminish: He belittled her accomplishments in front of the whole team.
The word suggests condescension—treating something worthy as though it weren't: She felt belittled by his constant corrections.
Caused loss of dignity
- disparagedCriticized with contempt
- denigratedCriticized unfairly, damaged reputation
- trivializedMade to seem unimportant
- minimizedReduced to smallest extent
downplayed · undervalued · depreciated · cheapened · degraded · deflated · reduced · discounted
Subjected to contemptuous laughter
- deridedExpressed scorn toward
- scoffedExpressed mocking disbelief
- sneeredSmiled with contempt
- tauntedMocked to provoke
jeered · laughed at · scorned · disdained · condescended · talked down · put down · made fun of
Offended by disrespect
- snubbedIntentionally disregarded
- slightedTreated as unimportant
- spurnedRejected with contempt
- disregardedNot given consideration
ignored · dismissed · discredited · dishonored · affronted · offended · rebuffed · brushed off
Intensely embarrassed
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- shamedMade to feel disgrace
- disgracedBrought into shame
- ashamedFeeling guilt and disgrace
abashed · chagrined · degraded · dishonored · crushed · deflated · stigmatized · discomfited
Sharply criticized for fault
- reproachedBlamed with disappointment
- chastisedCriticized severely for wrongdoing
- scoldedHarshly reprimanded
- admonishedWarned or reproved
reprimanded · berated · upbraided · censured · castigated · condemned · lambasted · denounced
demeaned
Caused loss of dignity
- disparagedCriticized with contempt
- denigratedCriticized unfairly, damaged reputation
- trivializedMade to seem unimportant
minimized · downplayed · undervalued · depreciated · cheapened · degraded · deflated · reduced · discounted · underestimated
ridiculed
Subjected to contemptuous laughter
taunted · jeered · laughed at · scorned · disdained · condescended · talked down · put down · made fun of · looked down on
insulted
Offended by disrespect
disregarded · ignored · dismissed · discredited · dishonored · affronted · offended · rebuffed · brushed off · overlooked
mortified
Intensely embarrassed
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- shamedMade to feel disgrace
- disgracedBrought into shame
ashamed · abashed · chagrined · degraded · dishonored · crushed · deflated · stigmatized · discomfited · humbled
rebuked
Sharply criticized for fault
- reproachedBlamed with disappointment
- chastisedCriticized severely for wrongdoing
- scoldedHarshly reprimanded
admonished · reprimanded · berated · upbraided · censured · castigated · condemned · lambasted · denounced · faulted
- offendedoffended, insulted, slighted, affronted, indignant
- downplaying tacticsdownplayed, minimized, trivialized, understated, soft-pedaled
- diminisheddevalued, lessened, decreased, depreciated, reduced
- humiliationashamed, abasement, embarrassed, chagrin, mortified
- overlookedoverlooked, unnoticed, ignored, forgotten, neglected
- rejectedrejected, spurned, rebuffed, snubbed, refused
belittledpraised
Expressed approval of
lauded · exalted · honored · celebrated · complimented
belittledmagnified
Increased in apparent size
exaggerated · aggrandized · inflated · enlarged · amplified
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