[{"word":"belittles","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation.","synonyms":["bagatellize","degrade","denigrate","deprecate","disparage","downplay","make light of","play down","trivialize","understate"],"antonyms":["exaggerate"],"example":"Don't belittle your colleagues."}],"synonyms":["bagatellize","degrade","denigrate","deprecate","disparage","downplay","make light of","play down","trivialize","understate"],"antonyms":["exaggerate"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/belittle","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/belittles"]}]