Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

set at nought

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
set at -nought
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat as unimportant or worthless; to despise, disregard, defy, unheed.

Archaic

Usage

Inflected Forms

sets at nought (present, singular) setting at nought (participle, present) set at naught (alternative)

Synonyms

discount take no notice of downplay make little of brush off disregard dissemble despise ignore misheed misregard neglect

Questions

What does set at nought mean?
To treat as unimportant or worthless; to despise, disregard, defy, unheed.

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