belittlement

noun

Definition of belittlementnext
as in criticism
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant an unconscionable belittlement of his assistant in public

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belittlement
  1. criticism
  2. condemnation
  3. defamation
  4. abuse
  5. ridicule
  6. detraction
Noun
  • The criticism is somewhat reminiscent of Texans slamming Sen. Ted Cruz for fleeing to Cancun during a statewide freeze and power loss disaster in 2021.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Meta is removing employee criticism over its hiring of UFC CEO Dana White from an internal company messaging system.
    Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of criticism
Noun
  • Global condemnation over the lack of transparency prompted Maduro to ask the country’s high court — also filled with allies of his United Socialist Party of Venezuela — to audit the election results.
    Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Its military campaign on Syrian soil has drawn increasing international condemnation.
    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of condemnation
Noun
  • At a defamation trial in Washington D.C, Giuliani was unable to back up the claim and a jury awarded Freeman and Moss $148 million.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The ex-Trump attorney will have a second hearing over whether he should be held in civil contempt January 10 in Washington, D.C., as part of Freeman’s and Moss’ original defamation case against Giuliani.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of defamation
Noun
  • Last February, Richardson filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against local law enforcement alleging a pattern of abuse.
    ABC NEWS, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • What Was Jason Chen Charged With? Chen is charged with first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of abuse
Noun
  • While Woody Johnson is on the receiving end of much ridicule from assorted VOS Gasbags and mouths from other media precincts, he is rarely given credit for presiding over the NFL’s most entertaining reality show.
    Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The mantra Jones put forth for the 2024 campaign went on to become an easy target for ridicule.
    Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of ridicule
Noun
  • The main detraction with these was a less comfortable fit.
    Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Many smart investors, among them, several of my colleagues, cannot warm up to these stocks because of such obvious detractions as the lack of new products, patent expirations, and price controls.
    Karen Firestone, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of detraction
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