slighting
31neglect — vb Neglect, omit, disregard, ignore, overlook, slight, forget are comparable when they mean to pass over something without giving it due or sufficient attention. Neglect usually implies intentional or unintentional failure to give full or proper… …
32slight — /slaɪt / (say sluyt) adjective 1. small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight smell. 2. of little weight, or importance; trifling. 3. slender; slim. 4. frail; flimsy. 5. lacking in solid or substantial qualities. 6. (of sea… …
33snub — [snub] vt. snubbed, snubbing [ME snubben < ON snubba, to chide, snub] 1. Obs. to check or interrupt with sharp or slighting words 2. to treat with scorn, contempt, disdain, etc.; behave coldly toward; slight or ignore 3. a) to check suddenly… …
34belittling — I noun 1. a belittling comment • Syn: ↑denigration • Derivationally related forms: ↑denigrate (for: ↑denigration) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
35deprecating — adjective tending to diminish or disparage (Freq. 1) belittling comments managed a deprecating smile at the compliment deprecatory remarks about the book a slighting remark • Syn: ↑belittling, ↑deprecative, ↑ …
36deprecative — adjective 1. tending to diminish or disparage belittling comments managed a deprecating smile at the compliment deprecatory remarks about the book a slighting remark • Syn: ↑belittling, ↑deprecating, ↑deprecatory, ↑ …
37deprecatory — adjective tending to diminish or disparage (Freq. 2) belittling comments managed a deprecating smile at the compliment deprecatory remarks about the book a slighting remark • Syn: ↑belittling, ↑deprecating, ↑ …
38depreciative — adjective 1. tending to diminish or disparage belittling comments managed a deprecating smile at the compliment deprecatory remarks about the book a slighting remark • Syn: ↑belittling, ↑deprecating, ↑deprecative, ↑ …
39depreciatory — adjective 1. tending to diminish or disparage belittling comments managed a deprecating smile at the compliment deprecatory remarks about the book a slighting remark • Syn: ↑belittling, ↑deprecating, ↑deprecative, ↑ …
40Deprecative — Dep re*ca*tive (d[e^]p r[ e]*k[asl]*t[i^]v), a. [L. deprecativus: cf. F. d[ e]pr[ e]catif.] Serving to deprecate; deprecatory. [1913 Webster] Syn: belittling, derogatory, pejorative, disparaging, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory,… …
