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Throughout history, women have been thought of as being subordinate to men, often being ignored in areas like the academic arena or belittled altogether.
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I don't run to the media to belittle them or to draw more attention to their difficult times.
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The term was thus meant to belittle and insult.
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Despite all this, he has an inflated opinion of himself and his abilities, and is quick to belittle others and suffer for his underestimations.
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The film industry also withstood competition from the home radio, and often characters in films went to great lengths to belittle the medium.
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Management personnel may tend to communicate the willingness to hear suggestions, while belittling the suggestions when unaccompanied by solutions.
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In her first class she annoys her teacher, a she-demon, by belittling the lesson.
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Witnesses spoke of being belittled and ridiculed on a daily basis.
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He missed meetings, threw tantrums, and belittled his colleagues in cabinet committee.
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Audiences were also very surprised at the fact that the play belittles the theater at times.
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