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Shame occurs in the shaming or belittling of oneself, which is often experienced as a form of self-consciousness or self-judgment.

If you know you are right and you present your comments as matters of fact, then you won't feel the need to be demeaning or belittling.

Belittling their husbands is a way of trying to exert some power.

This executive had become angry with his employees and sent a scathing email to his senior managers, belittling the work ethic of the staff.

Mr. Ahmedinejad repeatedly defended his re-election, belittling charges of fraud by his opponents and their supporters.

I find it belittling to be reprimanded by someone so much younger than me.

In belittling conspicuous consumption, I may be a little too strident, but there's a reason.

Being forced to prove whether or not you are a virgin is degrading, humiliating and belittling.

I am not belittling your seriousness, but each one of us is serious where his particular interests are concerned.

They sought to make themselves powerful by belittling others and making their employees question their own skills and abilities.

Rao argues against an "inbred academic system" , while Cui accuses him of " belittling plant anatomy" .

"Misogyny" means the sentiment or the topic of distorting and belittling the female's image, pushing all faults to the female in literature.

First, to measure volunteers' benevolence with money is a belittling of high moral standards.

He wrote that some articles published recently were belittling the bloggers' efforts.

German law allows a maximum sentence of five years in prison for belittling or denying the Holocaust.

But we are all jealous of one another, which is another way of belittling the King.

There's no evidence that belittling or demeaning children in an insulting way is good for them.

Maybe you're saying critical and belittling comments to yourself and making the situation more difficult to handle.

Stop belittling your efforts and your progress.

Sarcasm. Your attitude, words, and tone of voice are belittling or patronising.

But belittling your husband has become not just acceptable but even de rigueur.

We witness a cut scene in the western turret of Morgan's father belittling his work and competency.

The Idea "Cherishing Literature but Belittling Arts" and the Transfer of Core among the Modern Intellectual Class

Islamic Conference on the Adoption of a Unified Stand on the Belittling of Islamic Sanctities and Values;

this night the woman of his belittling deprecations was thinking how great and good her husband was

Introducing the strengths of their own products and no belittling of competitors

Discussion on Jin Shengtan belittling loyal and righteous Songjiang

On the Words and Expressions Belittling the Female

the president of a distinguished university, writing a letter to the Times, belittling the study of African civilizations;