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set at nought

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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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

Antonyms: none provided

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