Hyphenation of belittle

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word belittle? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

be-lit-tle

Definitions of belittle:

1.	Cause to seem less serious Play down Don't belittle his influence
2.	Express a negative opinion of She disparaged her student's efforts
3.	Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of Don't belittle your colleagues

Synonyms of belittle:

verb	minimize, denigrate, derogate, disparage, pick at
verb	disparage, pick at, knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
verb	diminish, decrease, lessen, minify

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.