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make light of
verb as in downplay
verb as in minimize
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verb as in neglect
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verb as in overlook
verb as in palliate
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verb as in play down
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verb as in pooh-pooh
verb as in scoff
verb as in slight
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verb as in underestimate
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Example Sentences
Some people are of course worse off, and I don’t mean to make light of that.
In a quote-tweet, ADL CEO Johnathan Greenblatt warned Musk that it was “inappropriate and offensive to make light of..a singularly evil event.”
“Trying to make light of the situation,” she wrote.
"To make light of serious matters of safeguarding failures in this way yet again treats victims and survivors of church abuse without proper respect or regard," she said.
"He was extremely funny and would make light of any bad situation" said Keeley.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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