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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This resulted in criticism even from members of his own party.Daniel Markind, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Riley has held tightly to his instincts in the face of criticism throughout USC’s nightmare season, defiant to suggestions the Trojans weren’t heading in the right direction, even as one close loss turned to another, and another, and another.Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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News of the strike prompted condemnations from the Biden administration the next day.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
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Trump’s remarks, downplayed by his fellow Republicans, drew immediate condemnation from Democrats, including his opponent Vice President Kamala Harris and Schiff.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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The campaign season featured accusations of misinformation, including a defamation lawsuit, out-of-state money, and continued the state's trend of increasingly expensive election cycles.Cy Neff, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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The defamation lawsuit alleges that the newspaper did not verify the social media claims, which were false and designed to sway voters, the president’s father said in several statements.Reuters, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Testimony detail years of heavy drug abuse, and he is found guilty a week later.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Critics warn of potential abuse and the possibility of a black market.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Her testimony brought on an enormous amount of public judgment and ridicule.Jane Thier, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2024
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The first episode’s ridicule of Brown’s religiosity, and its relish of the pre–Civil War mayhem in Bleeding Kansas, made the series seem part of this unfortunate trend.Martha Bayles, National Review, 24 Oct. 2024
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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
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That means that the overriding security responsibility will be left in Israel's hands, and that's a detraction of sovereign powers.Eric Cortellessa/Jerusalem, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Belittlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belittlement. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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