set at nought

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set at nought

verb sets at nought · setting at nought · set at nought · set at naught

archaic To treat as unimportant or worthless; to despise, disregard, defy, unheed.
Similar: discount, take no notice of, downplay, make little of, brush off, disregard, dissemble, despise, ignore, misheed, misregard, neglect

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@misc{set_at_nought_2026,
  title = {set at nought},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/set%20at%20nought},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}