8
dismiss(verb, reject, disregard, abandon, ignore)
7
work around
6
disregard(verb, reject, dismiss, abandon, ignore)
4
belittle
3
ignore(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, abandon)
3
minimize(verb, dismiss, forget, pooh-pooh)
3
make light of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, reject)
3
abandon(verb, disregard, ignore, overlook, desert)
3
affront(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, abandon)
3
excuse(verb, pardon, forgive, justify, acquit)
2
brush aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, disregard)
2
brush off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, disregard)
2
neglect(verb, disregard, leave, abandon, ignore)
2
disparage(verb, scorn, insult, offend, snub)
2
forget(verb, disregard, dismiss, abandon, ignore)
2
overlook(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, abandon)
2
push aside
2
slight(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, abandon)
2
slur(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, abandon)
2
sneeze at(verb, expression, scorn, insult, offend)
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