belittle
Definitions
To dismiss someone or something as unimportant.
To cause a person or thing to seem less impressive or valuable.
Examples
It is unkind to belittle the efforts of those who are trying their best.
She felt that her boss constantly tried to belittle her contributions during team meetings.
Do not belittle your own achievements, as you have worked very hard to reach this point.
Synonyms
disparage denigrate minimize deprecate downplay diminish undervalue