Derogate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to seem less serious; play down

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaʊnz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛɹəɡˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛɹəɡˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈaʊnz/.

Examples

Don't belittle his influence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

denigrate belittle minimize

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to seem less serious; play down “Don't belittle his influence”

Word Forms

minimization	noun	the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position
minimum	noun	the smallest possible quantity
denigrative	adjective	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
denigration	noun	a belittling comment
derogative	adjective	expressive of low opinion
derogatory	adjective	expressive of low opinion
derogation	noun	a communication that belittles somebody or something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abwerten

Grund, weniger ernst zu erscheinen; verharmlosen

🇫🇷French

déroger

faire paraître moins sérieux; minimiser

🇪🇸Spanish

derogar

hacer que parezca menos grave; minimizar

🇮🇹Italian

derogare

far sembrare meno grave; sdrammatizzare

🇳🇱Dutch

afwijken

oorzaak dat het minder ernstig lijkt; bagatelliseren

🇵🇹Portuguese

derrogar

fazer parecer menos sério; minimizar

🇷🇺Russian

умалять

заставить казаться менее серьезным; преуменьшать значение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छोटा बनाना

कम गंभीर लगने का कारण; कम करके दिखाना

🇧🇩Bengali

অপমান করা

কম গুরুতর মনে হওয়ার কারণ; নিচে খেলা

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிவுபடுத்து

குறைவான தீவிரம் போல் தோன்ற காரணம்; கீழே விளையாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

అవమానపరచు

తక్కువ తీవ్రమైన అనిపించడానికి కారణం; డౌన్ ప్లే

🇮🇳Marathi

अपमानित करणे

कमी गंभीर वाटण्याचे कारण; खाली खेळा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપમાનિત કરવું

ઓછા ગંભીર લાગવાનું કારણ; નીચે રમો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಹೇಳನಕಾರಿ

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿ ಕಾಣಲು ಕಾರಣ; ಕೆಳಗೆ ಆಟವಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിന്ദിക്കുക

ഗൗരവം കുറഞ്ഞതായി തോന്നാൻ കാരണം; താഴെ കളിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ

ਘੱਟ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਲੱਗਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ; ਹੇਠਾਂ ਖੇਡੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے عزت کرنا

کم سنجیدہ لگنے کا سبب؛ نیچے کھیلیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

贬损

导致看起来不那么严重；贬低

🇯🇵Japanese

軽視する

それほど深刻ではないように思わせる。プレイダウン

🇰🇷Korean

경멸하다

덜 심각한 것처럼 보이게 만듭니다. 놀아 라

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xúc phạm

nguyên nhân có vẻ ít nghiêm trọng hơn; chơi xuống

🇹🇭Thai

เสื่อมเสีย

ทำให้ดูจริงจังน้อยลง เล่นลงไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

merendahkan

menyebabkan tampak kurang serius; mengecilkan

🇵🇭Filipino

lumalait

maging sanhi ng hindi gaanong seryoso; maglaro pababa

🇲🇾Malay

merendahkan

menyebabkan kelihatan kurang serius; main turun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتقاص

السبب ليبدو أقل خطورة؛ قلل من شأنك

🇮🇷Persian

تحقیر کردن

علت کمتر جدی به نظر می رسد. بازی کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

küçümsemek

daha az ciddi görünmesine neden olmak; küçümsemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִגרוֹעַ

לגרום להיראות פחות רציני; לשחק למטה

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The primary meaning of 'derogate' is 'cause to seem less serious; play down'.

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