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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