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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, ignoreerيَتَجاهَل، يُغْفِلпренебрегвамnevšímat si, nedbatignorere; lade hånt omnicht beachtenαγνοώhacer caso omiso demitte hoolimaاعتنا نکردن؛ توجه نکردنolla välittämättäne tenir aucun compte deלְהִתעָלֵםतुच्छ जाननाignorirati, nepoštovatinem vesz figyelembemengabaikanvirða að vettugitrascurare, non tenere conto di無視する무시하다nekreipti dėmesio, ignoruotiignorēt; neievērotabaikanveronachtzamenikke ta hensyn til, ignorere, overselekceważyćnão fazer casoa nu ţine cont deигнорироватьignorovaťne upoštevatiignorisatiignoreraไม่สนใจaldırmamak, dikkate almamak不顧не звертати уваги; ігноруватиنظر انداز کرناcoi thường
n
lack of concern He has a complete disregard for his own safety.verontagsaming, geringskattingتَجاهُل، إهمال، عَدَم اهْتِمامпренебрежениеnedbání, lhostejnostignoreren; ligegyldigheddie Nichtbeachtungαδιαφορία, περιφρόνησηindiferenciahoolimatusبی توجهیpiittaamattomuusindifférence; méprisהִתעָלמוּתअनादरignoriranje, nepažnjasemmibevételmasa bodohlítilsvirðing; skeytingarleysiindifferenza無視무시dėmesio nekreipimasignorēšana; nevērībakurang memberi perhatianveronachtzamingringeakt, ignorering, forbigåelselekceważeniedescasoindiferenţă, nepă­sareпренебрежениеzanedbávanieneupoštevanjeignorisanjeignorerande, likgiltighetความไม่เอาใจใส่aldırış etmeme, dikkate almama不顧байдужість, нехтуванняبے پروائیsự 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.
His master having, through disregard of his counsel, been captured by the Ch`in State, Ch`u Yuan sank into disfavour with his sons, and retired to the hills, where he wrote his famous `Li Sao', of which the following is one of the songs.
Then her absolute disregard for her duties as a wife angered him.
 
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