zlekceważyć — meaning in English
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English meaning
- belittle verb To speak of someone or something as less important or impressive than it really is, often to show contempt.
- disobey verb To refuse or fail to follow an order or rule.
- downplay verb To make something seem less important than it really is.
- flout verb To openly ignore or disobey a rule or law, showing no respect for it.
Senses
zlekceważyć is used for these senses in English:
- bagatellize (transitive, rare) To regard as a bagatelle; to play down, trivialize or belittle.
- belittle (transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]
- disobey (transitive) To refuse or (intentionally) fail to obey an order of (somebody).
- downplay (transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
- flout (transitive) To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
- take lightly (idiomatic, transitive, chiefly in the negative) To treat casually, without seriousness or worry.
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