English Explanatory Dictionary

set at nought

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To treat as unimportant or worthless; to despise, disregard, defy, unheed.

Word forms

set at nought sets at nought setting at nought set at naught

Synonyms

discount take no notice of downplay make little of brush off disregard dissemble despise ignore misheed misregard neglect pass pass by pay no heed put aside set at nought shrug off slough tune out unheed unmind bagatellize banalize belittle cut down de-emphasize denigrate degrade deprecate derogate disparage dispraise lilliputianize make nothing of minimize play down superficialize trivialize underestimate underplay understate vilipend
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