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insignificant
Lacking power, position, or value; worthy of little regard.
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  1. Lacking power, position, or value; worthy of little regard.
  2. Small; unimposing
  3. Not significant; not important, consequential, or having a noticeable effect.
petty
Narrow-minded or ungenerous, especially in trifling matters:
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  1. Narrow-minded or ungenerous, especially in trifling matters:
  2. Of small importance; trivial:
  3. Insignificant, trifling, or inconsiderable.
piddling
So trifling or trivial as to be beneath one's consideration.
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  1. So trifling or trivial as to be beneath one's consideration.
  2. Insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.
  3. Insignificant; trifling; petty
small
Narrow in outlook; petty:
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  1. Narrow in outlook; petty:
  2. Having been belittled; humiliated:
  3. Being below average in quantity or extent:
sparse
Thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded
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  1. Thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded
  2. Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense.
scanty
Not covering a considerable amount of the body:
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  1. Not covering a considerable amount of the body:
  2. Small or insufficient in amount, size, or extent:
  3. Narrow; small; close
frail
Physically weak or delicate:
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  1. Physically weak or delicate:
  2. Easily broken or destroyed; fragile:
  3. Slender and delicate; not robust; weak
slender
Small in width or girth; narrow
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  1. Small in width or girth; narrow
  2. Small in amount or extent; meager:
  3. Thin and delicate in build; gracefully slim:
flimsy
Thin and easily broken or damaged; poorly made and fragile; frail
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  1. Thin and easily broken or damaged; poorly made and fragile; frail
  2. Light, thin, and insubstantial:
  3. Likely to bend or break under pressure; weak, shaky, flexible, or fragile.
disdain
To regard or treat with haughty contempt:
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  1. To regard or treat with haughty contempt:
  2. To regard or treat as unworthy or beneath one's dignity; specif., to refuse or reject with aloof contempt or scorn
  3. To consider or reject (doing something) as beneath oneself:
snub
To check suddenly the outward movement of (a rope, cable, etc.) by turning it around a fixed object, as a post
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  1. To check suddenly the outward movement of (a rope, cable, etc.) by turning it around a fixed object, as a post
  2. (Obs.) To check or interrupt with sharp or slighting words
  3. To dismiss, turn down, or frustrate the expectations of.
overlook
To look over or beyond and not see; fail to notice
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  1. To look over or beyond and not see; fail to notice
  2. To fail to notice or consider; miss:
  3. To ignore; neglect
gentle
(Archaic) Noble; chivalrous:
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  1. (Archaic) Noble; chivalrous:
  2. Easily managed or handled; docile:
  3. Not harsh or severe; mild and soft:
light
Characterized by or filled with light; bright:
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  1. Characterized by or filled with light; bright:
  2. Electromagnetic energy of a wavelength just outside the range the human eye can detect, such as infrared light and ultraviolet light.
  3. Having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened:
moderate
Mild; calm; gentle; not violent
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  1. Mild; calm; gentle; not violent
  2. Opposed to radical or extreme views or measures, especially in politics or religion.
  3. Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
soft
Gradually declining in trend; not firm:
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  1. Gradually declining in trend; not firm:
  2. Using or based on data that is not readily quantifiable or amenable to experimental verification or refutation:
  3. Not sharply drawn or delineated:
faint
So weak as to be difficult to perceive;
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  1. So weak as to be difficult to perceive;
  2. Likely to fall into a faint; dizzy and weak:
  3. Small in degree or amount; meager:
negligible
That can be neglected or disregarded because small, unimportant, etc.; trifling
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  1. That can be neglected or disregarded because small, unimportant, etc.; trifling
  2. Not significant or important enough to be worth considering; trifling.
  3. Able to be ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.
outside
Located away from the inside or center:
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  1. Located away from the inside or center:
  2. Leading to the outside
  3. Very unlikely; remote:
remote
Located far away; distant in space.
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  1. Located far away; distant in space.
  2. Operating or controlled from a distance:
  3. Far off in (past or future) time
slender
Small or limited in amount, size, extent, etc.; meager
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  1. Small or limited in amount, size, extent, etc.; meager
  2. Thin and delicate in build; gracefully slim:
  3. Small in width or girth; narrow
slim
Small in girth in proportion to height or length; slender
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  1. Small in girth in proportion to height or length; slender
  2. Small in quantity or amount; meager:
belittle
To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is.
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  1. To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is.
  2. To represent or speak of as unimportant or contemptible:
  3. To cause to seem little or smaller than something else:
decry
To depreciate (money, etc.) officially
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  1. To depreciate (money, etc.) officially
  2. To express disapproval of (a person); denounce:
  3. To depreciate (currency, for example) by official proclamation or by rumor.
denigrate
(Archaic) To blacken
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  1. (Archaic) To blacken
  2. To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame:
  3. To disparage; belittle:
deprecate
To feel and express disapproval of; plead against
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  1. To feel and express disapproval of; plead against
  2. (Archaic) To try to avert by prayer
  3. (Computers) To mark (a component of a software standard) as obsolete to warn against its use in the future so that it may be phased out.
depreciate
To think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle.
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  1. To think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle.
  2. To lessen the price or value of:
  3. To reduce in value or price
derogate
To lower oneself; lose face
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  1. To lower oneself; lose face
  2. To deviate from a standard or expectation; go astray:
  3. (Archaic) To take (a part or quality) away from something so as to impair it
detract
To take or draw away
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  1. To take or draw away
  2. To draw or take away; divert:
  3. To reduce the value, importance, or quality of something. Often used with from :
discount
To sell or offer for sale at a reduced price:
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  1. To sell or offer for sale at a reduced price:
  2. To reduce in quantity or value:
  3. To lend or sell with discounts
disparage
To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor.
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  1. To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor.
  2. To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
  3. To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way.
downgrade
To minimize the importance, value, or reputation of:
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  1. To minimize the importance, value, or reputation of:
  2. To lower the status, rank, or salary of:
  3. To demote to a less skilled job at lower pay
minimize
To represent as having the least degree of importance, value, or size:
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  1. To represent as having the least degree of importance, value, or size:
  2. To estimate or make appear to be of the least possible amount, value, or importance
  3. To reduce to a minimum; decrease to the least possible amount, degree, etc.
talk down
(Idiomatic) To speak condescendingly or as though the listener is inferior.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To speak condescendingly or as though the listener is inferior.
  2. (Idiomatic) To negotiate a lower price.
disregard
To show no evidence of attention concerning (something):
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  1. To show no evidence of attention concerning (something):
  2. To treat without due respect; slight
  3. To ignore; misregard.
ignore
(Law) To reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence
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  1. (Law) To reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence
  2. To disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider
neglect
To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard:
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  1. To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard:
  2. To fail to do or carry out, as through carelessness or oversight:
  3. To fail to carry out (an expected or required action) through carelessness or by intention; leave undone
igg
To ignore or snub (someone).
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  1. To ignore or snub (someone).
  2. To deliberately ignore.
disregard
To show no evidence of attention concerning (something):
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  1. To show no evidence of attention concerning (something):
  2. To treat without due respect; slight
  3. To ignore; misregard.
ignore
(Law) To reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence
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  1. (Law) To reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence
  2. To disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider
neglect
To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard:
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  1. To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard:
  2. To fail to do or carry out, as through carelessness or oversight:
  3. To fail to carry out (an expected or required action) through carelessness or by intention; leave undone
disregard
Lack of thoughtful attention or due regard.
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  1. Lack of thoughtful attention or due regard.
  2. The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about; misregard.
  3. Lack of due regard or respect
neglect
The action or status of failing to care for or to maintain something. The action or status of failing to care for or to maintain something.
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  1. The action or status of failing to care for or to maintain something. The action or status of failing to care for or to maintain something.
  2. Habitual lack of care:
  3. The state or fact of being neglected:
oversight
Superintendence or supervision, often, specif., as part of governmental regulation
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  1. Superintendence or supervision, often, specif., as part of governmental regulation
  2. Supervision or management.
  3. An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.
affront
An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult:
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  1. An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult:
  2. An open or intentional insult; slight to one's dignity
  3. (Obsolete) A hostile encounter or meeting.
contumely
An insolent or arrogant remark or act.
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  1. An insolent or arrogant remark or act.
  2. Haughty and contemptuous rudeness; insulting and humiliating treatment or language
  3. Rudeness or contempt arising from arrogance; insolence.
despite
(Archaic) Contempt; scorn
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  1. (Archaic) Contempt; scorn
  2. A contemptuous act; insult; injury
  3. Malice; spite
indignity
The quality of being humiliating, insulting, etc.
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  1. The quality of being humiliating, insulting, etc.
  2. (Obsolete) Lack of dignity or honor.
  3. A source of offense, as to a person's pride or sense of dignity; an affront.
insult
An insulting act, remark, etc.; affront; indignity
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  1. An insulting act, remark, etc.; affront; indignity
  2. Something that causes injury, irritation, or trauma.
  3. (Med.) Damage or injury to tissues or organs of the body
offense
The team in possession of the ball or puck, or those players whose primary duty is to attempt to score.
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  1. The team in possession of the ball or puck, or those players whose primary duty is to attempt to score.
  2. The condition of being offended, esp. of feeling hurt, resentful, or angry; umbrage
  3. Any violation of the law for which the judicial code demands there be a penalty, including misdemeanors and felonies. See also crime. Any violation of the law for which the judicial code demands there be a penalty, including misdemeanors and felonies. See also crime.
outrage
Great anger, indignation, etc. aroused by such an act or offense
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  1. Great anger, indignation, etc. aroused by such an act or offense
  2. An extremely vicious or violent act
  3. Something that is grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste:
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  • After a slight hesitation the door burst open with a cracking blow.

  • "Hi," she said with a slight smile.

  • His frame was slight, his hair silvered, his smile fatherly.

  • He walked with a slight limp and looked older than thirty-six.

  • There was a slight quake to her voice.

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