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belittle vs tear apart

tear apart vs belittle

belittle and tear apart both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
belittle No No Yes No
tear apart No No Yes No
As verbs, tear apart is a hyponym of belittle; that is, tear apart is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than belittle:
  • belittle: express a negative opinion of
  • tear apart: express a totally negative opinion of
Other hyponyms of belittle include pan, trash, discredit, disgrace, deprecate, depreciate, vilipend, belittle, denigrate, derogate, minimize.
belittle (verb) tear apart (verb)
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of express a totally negative opinion of
express a negative opinion of
cause to seem less serious; play down
Difference between belittle and tear apart

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