History
History
Synonyms
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US
Meaning:
belittle

to cause (a person, achievement etc) to seem unimportant or of small value

detract

chide

to scold (a person); complain

criticize, lecture

debase

to make (a person, currency etc) lower in value, poorer in quality etc

degrade, shame

degrade

to cause (a person) to be less moral or less deserving of respect

shame, humiliate

humiliate

to cause (a person) to feel ashamed; lower the dignity or self-respect of (a person)

embarrass, put down

mortify

to cause (a person) to feel ashamed, humiliated or hurt

embarrass

TAKE DOWN A PEG as in Wiktionary
TAKE DOWN A PEG as in Wikipedia