What is the synonym of Guise?
pretense. (or pretence), put-on, semblance, show.
What are synonyms for belittling?
synonyms for belittle
- criticize.
- decry.
- deride.
- discredit.
- disparage.
- downplay.
- scorn.
- underestimate.
What’s a word for when someone puts you down?
belittle Add to list Share. To belittle means to put down, or to make another person feel as though they aren’t important.
What guise means?
Definition of guise 1 : a form or style of dress : costume attended the masquerade in the guise of a court jester. 2a obsolete : manner, fashion. b archaic : a customary way of speaking or behaving. 3a : external appearance : semblance The android is a machine in human guise.
What is it called to belittle someone?
(or libellous), maligning, slandering, slanderous, vilifying.
What’s it mean to belittle someone?
Definition of belittle transitive verb. 1 : to speak slightingly of : disparage belittles her efforts. 2 : to cause (a person or thing) to seem little or less a curiosity so vast that it almost belittled the main matter— Mark Twain.
How do you use guise?
You use guise to refer to the outward appearance or form of someone or something. He turned up at a fancy dress Easter dance in the guise of a white rabbit.
What is the antonym of Guise?
What is the opposite of guise?
| frankness | honesty |
|---|---|
| outspokenness | unguardedness |
| veracity | impartiality |
| probity | parrhesia |
| plainness | plainspokenness |
What is a synonym for belittling?
Synonyms for belittling. contemptuous, decrying, degrading, demeaning, denigrative, denigratory, deprecatory, depreciative,
What is the present participle of belittle?
Present participle for to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is “And she would belittle people with her technospeak to make them look stupid.” Present participle for to show that one feels superior in a patronizing manner Present participle for to make an error in judging, to incorrectly assess
Why did she make a habit of belittling and criticizing herself?
She knew now why she had made a habit of belittling and criticizing him to herself: she had been defending herself against him. Another of the petty economies which is not belittling is the washing of one’s own dining-room dishes. Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.