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DISREGARD
disregard, neglect
(noun) willful lack of care and attention
disregard, neglect
(noun) lack of attention and due care
neglect, ignore, disregard
(verb) give little or no attention to; “Disregard the errors”
dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
(verb) bar from attention or consideration; “She dismissed his advances”
ignore, disregard, snub, cut
(verb) refuse to acknowledge; “She cut him dead at the meeting”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
disregard (usually uncountable, plural disregards)
The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about; misregard.
Verb
disregard (third-person singular simple present disregards, present participle disregarding, simple past and past participle disregarded)
(transitive) To ignore; pay no attention to.
Synonyms
• misregard, unheed, unmind; see also ignore
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`re*gard", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disregarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Disregarding.]
Definition: Not to regard; to pay no heed to; to omit to take notice of; to neglect to observe; to slight as unworthy of regard or notice; as, to disregard the admonitions of conscience. Studious of good, man disregarded fame. Blackmore.
Dis`re*gard", n.
Definition: The act of disregarding, or the state of being disregarded; intentional neglect; omission of notice; want of attention; slight. The disregard of experience. Whewell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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