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English term or phrase:
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English answer:
try "belitted" (his efforts have been belittled)
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Mar 4, 2012 14:51
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English term
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demeaning a person's accomplishments
Hello everyone,
The context is a dialogue between 2 friends who have fallen out.
The reason why is because the 1st friend gave up smoking 6 months ago and hasn't smoked since, and although really proud of his achievement, is told by others that "giving us smoking is very easy"
The 1st friend feels that his accomplishment has been demeaned/diminished/made to feel less significant that it really is.
What is the correct word in British English for this, I just cannot place it, and I can't get anywhere with Google Thesaurus.
TYAIA
trsk2000
The context is a dialogue between 2 friends who have fallen out.
The reason why is because the 1st friend gave up smoking 6 months ago and hasn't smoked since, and although really proud of his achievement, is told by others that "giving us smoking is very easy"
The 1st friend feels that his accomplishment has been demeaned/diminished/made to feel less significant that it really is.
What is the correct word in British English for this, I just cannot place it, and I can't get anywhere with Google Thesaurus.
TYAIA
trsk2000
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try "belitted" (his efforts have been belittled)
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another is "undermined"
another is "undermined"
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that his achievement has not been recognized
that he is not being given credit for his achievement
that his achievement is being undervalued
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Note added at 6 mins (2012-03-04 14:58:05 GMT)
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that they are belittling his achievement
that his achievement is being undervalued
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Note added at 6 mins (2012-03-04 14:58:05 GMT)
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that they are belittling his achievement
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played down
To downplay is to represent something as less significant or important.
Example sentence:
He resented the fact that his friends played down something he thought was so difficult to accomplish.
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