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disregard

 
Dictionary: dis·re·gard   (dĭs'rĭ-gärd') pronunciation
tr.v., -gard·ed, -gard·ing, -gards.
  1. To pay no attention or heed to; ignore.
  2. To treat without proper respect or attentiveness.
n.
Lack of thoughtful attention or due regard.

disregarder dis're·gard'er n.
disregardful dis're·gard'ful adj.

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verb

  1. To refuse to pay attention to (a person); treat with contempt: ignore, neglect, slight. Regional igg. See concern/unconcern, thoughts.
  2. To pretend not to see: blink (at), connive at, ignore, pass over, wink at. Idioms: be blind to, closeshutone's eyes to, look the other way, turn a blind eye to. See see/not see.
  3. To fail to care for or give proper attention to: ignore, neglect, slight. See care for/neglect, concern/unconcern.
  4. To avoid the fulfillment of: neglect, shirk, slack. Idioms: let slide. See do/not do.

noun

  1. An act or instance of neglecting: neglect, oversight, slight. See care for/neglect, concern/unconcern.
  2. A lack of consideration for others' feelings: inconsiderateness, inconsideration, thoughtlessness, unthoughtfulness. See courtesy/discourtesy.

Antonyms: disregard
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n

Definition: ignoring
Antonyms: attention, esteem, honor, note, regard, respect

v

Definition: ignore; make light of
Antonyms: attend, esteem, note, pay attention, regard, respect


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To pay no attention to.

pronunciation He decided to disregard the signs and crawled under the fence into the bull's pen.

Translations: Disregard
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lade hånt om, ignorere
n. - ligegyldighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
negeren, geen acht slaan op, geen rekening houden met, veronachtzaming

Français (French)
v. tr. - ne tenir aucun compte de, ne pas s'occuper de, mépriser, méconnaître, passer outre à
n. - négligence, mépris, indifférence, désobéissance à, non-observation de

Deutsch (German)
v. - nicht beachten, geringschätzen, ignorieren
n. - Vernachlässigung, Mißachtung, Gleichgültigkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αγνοώ, περιφρονώ, αψηφώ, δεν λαμβάνω υπόψη, παίρνω αψήφιστα, παραβλέπω
n. - αγνόηση, περιφρόνηση, αδιαφορία, ανευλάβεια

Italiano (Italian)
trascurare, ignorare, negligenza

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desconsiderar
n. - desconsideração (f)

Русский (Russian)
пренебрегать, игнорировать, пренебрежение

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desatender, descuidar, no hacer caso de, hacer caso omiso de, ignorar
n. - descuido, indiferencia

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - inte bry sig om, ignorera
n. - nonchalerande, likgiltighet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不理会, 不顾, 不尊重, 漠视, 忽视

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 不理會, 不顧, 不尊重, 漠視
n. - 忽視, 不尊重, 漠視

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 무시하다
n. - 무시

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 無視する, 軽視する
n. - 無関心, 無視, 軽視

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتجاهل, يستخف بشئ أو شخص, لا يكترث (الاسم) تجاهل, استخفاف, عدم اكتراث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התעלם מ-‬
n. - ‮התעלמות, הזנחה, אדישות‬


 
 
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