2
shudder at(verb, expression, reject, mind, scorn)
2
shun(verb, reject, disregard, ignore, neglect)
2
shut eyes to(expression, idiom, fail, slight, ignore)
2
slander(verb, slight, criticize, lower, disparage)
2
take no notice of(expression, idiom, fail, slight, ignore)
2
thumb
2
trample
2
treat with contempt(verb, expression, idiom, scorn, challenge)
2
tune out(expression, fail, slight, ignore, neglect)
2
turn a blind eye(verb, expression, idiom, fail, slight)
2
turn a deaf ear(verb, expression, idiom, fail, slight)
2
undervalue(verb, reject, slight, lower, neglect)
2
vilify(verb, slight, criticize, lower, disparage)
2
vilipend(verb, fail, slight, ignore, neglect)
2
violate(disregard, ignore, challenge, resist, frustrate)
2
wink at(verb, expression, fail, slight, ignore)
1
abandon
1
abjure
1
admonish(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
1
anathematize(verb, reject, scorn, dislike, avoid)
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