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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 [ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑːd]
vb (tr)
1. to give little or no attention to; ignore
2. to treat as unworthy of consideration or respect
n
1. lack of attention or respect
2. (Social Welfare) (often plural) Social welfare capital or income which is not counted in calculating the amount payable to a claimant for a means-tested benefit
disregarder  n
disregardful  adj
disregardfully  adv
disregardfulness  n
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
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 He disregarded the advice of his executives.
ignore listen to, heed, pay attention to, mind, note, regard, respect, attend, take into consideration, take notice of
noun
ignoring, neglect, contempt, indifference, negligence, disdain, disrespect, heedlessness a callous disregard for human life
Translations
disregard [ˈdɪsrɪˈgɑːd]
A. N (= indifference) (for feelings, money, danger) → indiferencia f (for por, hacia) (= non-observance) [of law, rules] → desacato m (of a, de) with complete disregard forsin atender en lo más mínimo a
with complete disregard for his own safetyhaciendo caso omiso de su propia seguridad
B. VT [+ remark, feelings] → hacer caso omiso de; [+ authority, duty] → desatender

disregard [ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑːrd]
vt [+ advice, information] → ne pas tenir compte de
n (= indifference) (for feelings)indifférence finsensibilité f; (for person)indifférence f
disregard for sth [+ feelings] → indifférence f pour qch, insensibilité f à qch; [+ danger] → mépris m de qch; [+ money] → dédain m pour qch; [+ law] → mépris m de qch; [+ safety] → mépris f pour qch
disregard for sb → mépris pour qn
with complete disregard for sth [+ feelings] → sans aucune considération pour qch; [+ danger] → au mépris total de qch; [+ money] → avec un complet dédain pour qch; [+ safety] → au mépris total de qch

disregard
vtignorieren; remark, feelings alsonicht beachten; danger, advice, authority alsomissachten
nNichtbeachtung f (→ for gen), → Missachtung f (→ for gen); (for danger) → Missachtung f; (for money) → Geringschätzung f (→ for gen); to show complete disregard for somethingetw völlig außer Acht lassen

disregard [ˈdɪsrɪˈgɑːd]
1. n (indifference) disregard (for) (feelings) → insensibilità, indifferenza (verso); (danger) → sprezzo (di); (money) → disprezzo (di); (non-observance) disregard (of) (law, rules) → inosservanza (di)
2. vt (remark, feelings, fact) → ignorare, non tenere conto di; (duty) → trascurare; (authority) → non curarsi di

disregard [ˈdɪsrɪˈgɑːd]
1. n (indifference) disregard (for) (feelings) → insensibilità, indifferenza (verso); (danger) → sprezzo (di); (money) → disprezzo (di); (non-observance) disregard (of) (law, rules) → inosservanza (di)
2. vt (remark, feelings, fact) → ignorare, non tenere conto di; (duty) → trascurare; (authority) → non curarsi 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 sivuuttaa ne tenir aucun compte de לְהִתעָלֵם तुच्छ जानना ignorirati, nepoštovati nem vesz figyelembe mengabaikan virða að vettugi trascurare, non tenere conto 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 무관심 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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