disparagement vs belittling

disparagement and belittling both are nouns.

disparagement is not an adjective while belittling is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disparagement	Yes	No	No	No
belittling	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, belittling is a hyponym of disparagement; that is, belittling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disparagement:

disparagement: the act of speaking contemptuously of
belittling: the act of belittling

Other hyponyms of disparagement include denigration, deprecation, detraction, belittlement.

As nouns, belittling is a hyponym of disparagement; that is, belittling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disparagement:

disparagement: a communication that belittles somebody or something
belittling: a belittling comment

Other hyponyms of disparagement include cold water, denigration, aspersion, slur, detraction, petty criticism, sour grapes, condescension, disdain, patronage, calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement.

disparagement (noun)	belittling (noun)
the act of speaking contemptuously of	the act of belittling
a communication that belittles somebody or something	a belittling comment

disparagement (adjective)	belittling (adjective)
	tending to diminish or disparage

disparagement vs belittling

disparagement and belittling both are nouns.

disparagement is not an adjective while belittling is an adjective.

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