The difference between Belittle and Exaggerate
When used as verbs, belittle means to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, whereas exaggerate means to overstate, to describe more than is fact.
check bellow for the other definitions of Belittle and Exaggerate
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Belittle as a verb (transitive):
To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is.
Examples:
"synonyms: understate make light of denigrate degrade deprecate disparage"
"ant exaggerate"
"Don't belittle your colleagues."
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Exaggerate as a verb:
To overstate, to describe more than is fact.
Examples:
"I've told you a [[billion]] times not to exaggerate!"
"He said he'd slept with hundreds of girls, but I know he's exaggerating. The real number is about ten."