competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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slight
adjective
- Of small intensity: gentle, light
2, moderate, soft. See
strong
- Small in degree, especially of probability: faint, negligible, outside, remote, slender, slim. See
big
verb
- To think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant: belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, run down, talk down.
Idiom:
make light (or little) of. See
attack, show
- To refuse to pay attention to (a person); treat with contempt: disregard, ignore, neglect.
Regional: igg. See
concern, thoughts
- To fail to care for or give proper attention to: disregard, ignore, neglect. See
care for, concern
noun
- An act or instance of neglecting: disregard, neglect, oversight. See
care for, concern
- An act that offends a person's sense of pride or dignity: affront, contumely, despite, indignity, insult, offense, outrage.
Idiom:
slap in the face. See
attack
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