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Belittling vs Demeaning - What's the difference?

belittling | demeaning |

As verbs the difference between belittling and demeaning

is that belittling is while demeaning is .

As a noun belittling

is belittlement.

As an adjective demeaning is

degrading; that degrades.

belittling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • belittlement
  • * 1988 , Dennis Marcellino, Sweeping it under the drug (page 123)
    • And usually this manifests as them trying to prove their parent's criticism's and belittlings wrong.

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    demeaning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • degrading; that degrades