(to) disregard

  • 21disregard — 1 verb (T) to ignore something or treat it as unimportant: The judge ordered the jury to disregard the witness s last statement. 2 noun (U) the act of ignoring something that other people think is important: complete/total/blatant disregard for:… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22disregard — disregardable, adj. disregarder, n. /dis ri gahrd /, v.t. 1. to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes. 2. to treat without due regard, respect, or attentiveness; slight: to disregard an invitation. n. 3 …

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  • 23disregard — 1. noun The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about. The governments disregard for the needs of disabled people is outrageous. 2. verb To ignore …

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  • 24disregard — dis·re·gard || ‚dɪsrɪ gɑːd n. lack of attention, disregard; neglect v. neglect; treat in a disrespectful manner …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 25disregard — 1. verb Annie disregarded the remark Syn: ignore, take no notice of, pay no attention/heed to; overlook, turn a blind eye to, turn a deaf ear to, shut one s eyes to, gloss over, brush aside, shrug off; informal sneeze at See note at neglect Ant:… …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 26disregard — 1. verb Annie disregarded the remark Syn: ignore, take no notice of, pay no attention to, discount, overlook, turn a blind eye to, shut one s eyes to, gloss over, brush off/aside, shrug off Ant: heed 2. noun blithe disregard for the rules Syn …

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  • 27disregard — [ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑːd] noun [singular/U] I the attitude of someone who does not respect something or does not think that it is important II verb [T] disregard [ˌdɪsrɪˈgɑːd] to not think that something is important, or to not pay any attention to it …

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  • 28disregard —   Nānā ole.   Also: ho okuli, ho okanane ō, māeaea, ho omā auea, kope.   See neglect.    ♦ To disregard the rights of others, hehikū …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 29disregard — To take no notice of; to give no credence to, as in following an instruction by the court to the jury to disregard certain testimony stricken from the record. Anno: 4 ALR2d 1088 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 30disregard — I. transitive verb Date: 1613 to pay no attention to ; treat as unworthy of regard or notice Synonyms: see neglect II. noun Date: 1659 the act of disregarding ; the state of being disregarded ; neglect • disregardful …

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