the act or process of making someone or something seem small, unimportant, or worthless.
From 'belittle' with the suffix '-ment,' which creates nouns from verbs. The pattern is ancient (from Old French) and turns actions into abstract concepts.
Notice how '-ment' transforms a verb into something tangible: 'belittle' is the action, but 'belittlement' becomes the thing itself—the experience of being diminished. English does this brilliantly with hundreds of words.
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