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dispraise vs belittling

belittling vs dispraise

dispraise and belittling both are nouns.

dispraise is not an adjective while belittling is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dispraise Yes No No No
belittling Yes Yes No No
As nouns, belittling is a hyponym of dispraise; that is, belittling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dispraise:
  • dispraise: the act of speaking contemptuously of
  • belittling: the act of belittling
Other hyponyms of dispraise include denigration, deprecation, detraction, belittlement.
dispraise (noun) belittling (noun)
the act of speaking contemptuously of the act of belittling
a belittling comment
dispraise (adjective) belittling (adjective)
tending to diminish or disparage
Difference between dispraise and belittling

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