irreverent
adjectiveShowing a lack of solemn respect for something usually treated seriously.
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Clear all filtersShowing a lack of solemn respect for something usually treated seriously.
To express sorrow or deep regret about something.
Giving or providing something in generous or abundant amounts.
Generously abundant
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Likely or exposed to the possibility of something, often an unfavorable outcome.
To free someone or something from control, restriction, or confinement.
The size, extent, or importance of something.
An observable expression or sign of something.
To reduce something as much as possible, or to present it as less important.
Reduce to a minimum
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To interpret something incorrectly.
To understand or explain the meaning of something incorrectly.
To read something incorrectly or form a mistaken understanding of a situation.
To reduce the severity, seriousness, or harmful effect of something.
Make less severe
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The reduction of the severity, extent, or harmful effect of something.
A large number or varied collection of something.
A very large number of things or a large gathering of people.
A person who does not follow generally accepted beliefs, customs, or patterns of behavior.
Person departing from convention
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To make something harder to understand, often deliberately.
To remove a difficulty or make something unnecessary.
Suggesting that something unpleasant may happen.
Suggesting trouble
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Something left out, or the act of failing to include or do something.
To move ahead of or exceed someone or something in progress, achievement, or extent.
Exceed or move ahead
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Easing the effects or severity of a problem without necessarily removing its cause.
A model, pattern, or framework used to understand or approach something.
A meaningful similarity or correspondence between separate things.
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