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gen. belittle; decry (чего-либо); detract; down-grade; micrify; minish; disparage; vilipend (значение); make light of; denigrate (bookworm); debase (MargeWebley); understate (MargeWebley); cry down; depreciate (умалять В.И.Макаров); cheapen; derogate (заслуги, достоинство); disable (чьи-либо заслуги); efface; downplay (значимость Tanya Gesse); poor-mouth (you are poor-mouthing your skill) Dude67); humble; sully; deemphasize (VLZ_58); undersell (An "incident" is any unexpected event that does not result in serious losses or injury; an "accident" is an unexpected event that causes damage, injury, or harm. Therefore, while a mistake that causes property damage–for instance, maybe a machine ends up broken–might be accidental, HR wouldn't refer to it as an "accident" in an official report. Because workplaces are judged on how safe they are, most companies are eager to downplay how serious these unexpected events are. The official terminology can get a little confusing, but it is important to use the right language in your claim. You do not want to undersell the severity of your damages by using the word "incident" instead of "accident." Alex_Odeychuk); downplay (An "incident" is any unexpected event that does not result in serious losses or injury; an "accident" is an unexpected event that causes damage, injury, or harm. Therefore, while a mistake that causes property damage–for instance, maybe a machine ends up broken–might be accidental, HR wouldn't refer to it as an "accident" in an official report. Because workplaces are judged on how safe they are, most companies are eager to downplay how serious these unexpected events are. The official terminology can get a little confusing, but it is important to use the right language in your claim. You do not want to undersell the severity of your damages by using the word "incident" instead of "accident." Alex_Odeychuk); deprecate (SirReal); adown; down; mate; humiliate
Gruzovik humiliate
Игорь Миг relativize (роль, значение); revile; degrade
austral., slang throw off at
dipl. downgrade; play down
ed. depreciate
idiom. cut down (Interex); score points off (someone SirReal)
inf. talk down to (Jam); diminish (it's not right to diminish his efforts Damirules); put down (chronik)
Makarov. make light of something (заслуги и т.п.); make light of (заслуги и т. п.); detract from; pull down (кого-либо)
slang knock down
uncom. vilify
принижаться v
gen. belittle; debase oneself; demean oneself; depreciate; disparage; down-grade; humiliate; humble
Gruzovik debase oneself (impf of принизиться); demean oneself (impf of принизиться)
Gruzovik, inf. become lower (impf of принизиться); grow lower (impf of принизиться)
inf. grow lower
принижать: 34 phrases in 9 subjects
Diplomacy1
Economy2
Foreign policy1
General12
Humorous / Jocular2
Informal2
Makarov12
Religion1
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