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verb

1. To refuse to pay attention to (a person); treat with contempt: disregard, neglect, slight. Regional igg. See concern/unconcern, thoughts.
2. To pretend not to see: blink (at), connive at, disregard, 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: disregard, neglect, slight. See care for/neglect, concern/unconcern.

v

Definition: disregard on purpose
Antonyms: acknowledge, heed, look at, note, notice, pay attention, recognize, regard, take notice

IN BRIEF: To pay no attention to.

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as in: disregard
sign description: The index finger of the 4-hand comes off the nose and down to the side of the stomach. This is accompanied by a negative facial expression.

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For a list of words related to ignore, see:

• Disapproval, Disrespect, and Denial - ignore: (vb) refuse to notice; deem unworthy of consideration

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See words rhyming with "ignorer."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Ignore.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ignorere, overse, overhøre, annullere

Nederlands (Dutch)
negeren, veronachtzamen

Français (French)
v. tr. - ignorer, ne pas relever (une remarque), ne pas faire attention à (une critique), passer sur (une conduite), ne pas tenir compte, ne pas respecter (des instructions), ne pas suivre (un conseil), se désintéresser complètement de, (Aut) brûler (des feux)

Deutsch (German)
v. - ignorieren, nicht beachten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αγνοώ, αψηφώ, δεν δίνω προσοχή ή σημασία, περιφρονώ

Italiano (Italian)
trascurare, ignorare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ignorar

Русский (Russian)
не обращать внимания

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desatender, descuidar, no hacer caso de, pasar por alto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ignorera, nonchalera, strunta i, avvisa såsom ogrundad (jur.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不顾, 不理会, 驳回, 忽视

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 不顧, 不理會, 駁回, 忽視

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 무시하다, 증거 불충분으로 불기소 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 無視する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتجاهل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התעלם מ-, התנכר ל-‬

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