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Exploiting someone for one's personal gain

Present participle for to regard something as unimportant

Present participle for to toy or trifle with, especially another person or their emotions

Present participle for to disregard as unimportant or insignificant

Verb

Exploiting someone for one's personal gain

Verb

Present participle for to regard something as unimportant

trivialising^UK

trivializing^US

underestimating

making light of

making little of

treating as unimportant

thinking little of

picking holes in

taking to pieces

doing a hatchet job on

dragging through the mud

pouring scorn on

detracting from

look down one's nose at

marginalising^UK

marginalizing^US

casting aspersions on

cutting down to size

taking down a peg

looking down on

finding fault with

discountenancing

cutting to the quick

taking a swipe at

shooting full of holes

making a joke of

speaking badly of

pulling to pieces

speaking ill of

putting hooks in

dishonouring^UK

stigmatizing^US

stigmatising^UK

scandalizing^US

giving a bad name

scandalising^UK

bringing into disrepute

dragging through the mire

slinging mud at

giving a black eye

reflecting badly on

doing a number on

bringing shame upon

flinging mud at

bringing shame on

spreading scandal about

casting a slur on

running smear campaign

tarring and feathering

bringing discredit to

throwing mud at

ripping up and down

inveighing against

speaking evil of

underemphasizing

lowering the status of

making a fool of

doing an injustice to

treating with contempt

throwing brickbats at

holding in contempt

railing against

fulminating against

setting little store by

blackening the name of

spreading lies about

sullying the reputation of

putting to shame

turning your nose up at

taking down a peg or two

dehumanizing^US

dehumanising^UK

bringing shame to

showing contempt for

tearing to shreds

causing to lose face

blackening someone's name

putting in a bad light

setting no store by

looking down upon

curling your lip at

putting someone in their place

thinking too little of

making someone eat humble pie

blackening the reputation of

holding up to ridicule

treating contemptuously

conducting a smear campaign against

making someone eat crow

turning up one's nose

giving Bronx cheer

bastardizing^US

commenting negatively

lowering in rank

lowering in status

giving comeuppance

knocking off high horse

tearing to pieces

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

not doing justice

bastardising^UK

giving a bad name to

taking a dig at

dragging someone's name through the mud

dragging through mud

getting one's comeuppance

failing to appreciate

setting too little store by

making jokes about

regarding with contempt

misrepresenting

vituperating against

spitting in the eye of

turning back on

spitting in the face of

heaping scorn on

showing in bad light

reducing to the ranks

kicking downstairs

arguing against

finding lacking

taking issue with

nitpicking over

taking exception to

giving a bad press to

picking to pieces

giving something a battering

disapproving of

taking swipe at

taking away from

subtracting from

saying contemptuously

making cutting remarks about

having a crack at

showing in a bad light

bringing into disfavour

blackening the character of

criticizing unfairly

making one feel small

forcing to eat humble pie

popping one's balloon

making eat dirt

settling someone's hash

bringing down a peg

putting one away

taking for granted

telling lies about

giving black eye

running a smear campaign against

holding up to scorn

expressing contempt

letting someone have it

giving someone a bad press

making sport of

poking mullock at

taking the mickey

taking the piss out of

showing contempt

giving something a bad press

declaring unfit

blowing whistle on

hanging something on

pointing finger at

laying at one's door

sending up the river

taking the wind out of your sails

letting wind out of sails

knocking the stuffing out of

turning a deaf ear to

having no time for

paying no attention to

shutting eyes to

refusing to acknowledge

thinking no more of

taking no notice of

forgetting about

turning a blind eye to

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“She tends to treat lightly any criticism she receives, brushing it off as inconsequential.”

Verb

Present participle for to toy or trifle with, especially another person or their emotions

treating casually

treating frivolously

amusing oneself with

treating in a cavalier fashion

playing ducks and drakes with

playing fast and loose with

Verb

Present participle for to disregard as unimportant or insignificant

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Nearby Words

treating like a child

treating like royalty

treating oneself as unimportant

treating roughly

treating less severely

treating inconsiderately

treating in a cavalier fashion

treating harshly

treating gently

treating frivolously

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