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disregard

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dis·re·gard  (dsr-gärd)
tr.v. dis·re·gard·ed, dis·re·gard·ing, dis·re·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.

disre·garder n.
disre·gardful adj.

disregard
Verb
to give little or no attention to; ignore
Noun
lack of attention or respect
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disregarddisregard - lack of attention and due care      
inattention - lack of attention
omission - neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
2.disregard - willful lack of care and attention
mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother"
despite - contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite"
Verb1.disregard - refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"
do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
2.disregard - bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
cold-shoulder, slight - pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance"
reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"
discredit - cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"
shrug off - minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points"
pass off - disregard; "She passed off the insult"
flout, scoff - treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules"
turn a blind eye - refuse to acknowledge; "He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office"
laugh away, laugh off - deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; "She laughs away all these problems"
disoblige - ignore someone's wishes
3.disregard - give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors"
pretermit - disregard intentionally or let pass

disregard
verb 1. ignore, discount, take no notice of, overlook, neglect, pass over, turn a blind eye to, disobey, laugh off, make light of, pay no attention to, pay no heed to, leave out of account, brush aside or away << OPPOSITE pay attention to
Translations
disregard [dɪsrɪˈgɑːd] vtdesatender (= ignore); no hacer caso de
n (= indifference) (to feelings, danger, money): disregard (for) → indiferencia (a);
disregard (of) (= non-observance) [of law, rules] → violación f (de)

disregard [dɪsrɪˈgɑːd] vtne pas tenir compte de
n (= indifference);
disregard (for) (feelings) → indifférence f (pour), insensibilité f (à);
(danger, money) → mépris m (pour)

disregard [dɪsrɪˈgɑːd] vtnicht beachten, ignorieren
n disregard (for) → Missachtung f (+gen);
(for danger, money) → Geringschätzung f (+gen)

disregard [dɪsrɪˈgɑːd] vtnon far caso a, non badare a
n (= indifference): disregard (for) (feelings) → insensibilità (a), indifferenza (verso);
(danger) → noncuranza (di);
(money) → disprezzo (di)

disregard
v disregard [disrəˈgaːd]
to ignore He disregarded my warnings. verontagsaam, negeer, ignoreer يَتَجاهَل، يُغْفِل пренебрегвам nevšímat si, nedbat ignorere; lade hånt om nicht beachten αγνοώ hacer caso omiso de mitte hoolima اعتنا نکردن؛ توجه نکردن olla välittämättä ne tenir aucun compte de לְהִתעָלֵם तुच्छ जानना ignorirati, nepoštovati nem vesz figyelembe mengabaikan virða að vettugi trascurare, tenere conto non di 無視する 무시하다 nekreipti dėmesio, ignoruoti ignorēt; neievērot abaikan veronachtzamen ikke ta hensyn til, ignorere, overse lekceważyć não fazer caso a nu ţine cont de игнорировать ignorovať ne upoštevati ignorisati ignorera ไม่สนใจ aldırmamak, dikkate almamak 不顧 не звертати уваги; ігнорувати نظر انداز کرنا coi thường
n
lack of concern He has a complete disregard for his own safety. verontagsaming, geringskatting تَجاهُل، إهمال، عَدَم اهْتِمام пренебрежение nedbání, lhostejnost ignoreren; ligegyldighed die Nichtbeachtung αδιαφορία, περιφρόνηση indiferencia hoolimatus بی توجهی piittaamattomuus indifférence; mépris הִתעָלמוּת अनादर ignoriranje, nepažnja semmibevétel masa bodoh lítilsvirðing; skeytingarleysi indifferenza 無視 무시 dėmesio nekreipimas ignorēšana; nevērība kurang memberi perhatian veronachtzaming ringeakt, ignorering, forbigåelse lekceważenie descaso indiferenţă, nepă­sare пренебрежение zanedbávanie neupoštevanje ignorisanje ignorerande, likgiltighet ความไม่เอาใจใส่ aldırış etmeme, dikkate almama 不顧 байдужість, нехтування بے پروائی sự thiếu quan tâm


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To represent me as viewing it with ill-nature, animosity, or partisanship, is merely to do a very foolish thing, which is always a very easy one; and which I have disregarded for eight years, and could disregard for eighty more.
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Then her absolute disregard for her duties as a wife angered him.
 
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