disregard
- noun
- /ˌdɪs.rɪˈɡɑrd/
- Look, he's been going out there night after night with absolute disregard for his safety and ours.
- reckless disregard
- blatant disregard
- callous disregard
There's such a disregard of black men's hair.
- There's such a disregard of black men's hair.
- Nelson's brilliant success meant his disregard for orders was overlooked.
- We've seen some local governments act in complete disregard for public health.
- Innovator, courageous, healthy disregard for the rules and the status quo.
- You may face lots of contemptuous disregard from the narcissistic person.
- It's their casual disregard for the taxpayer, for government and for parliament.
- Just the disregard for anybody seeing it was so crazy to me.
- They often reflect a combination of disregard for the feelings and experiences of other people.
- Like from what I've seen, like I would just say like a general sloppiness, a general disregard for the craft, for the form.
- They never leave that stage because that invisibility, that anonymity, that complete disregard for you causes you to believe it.
- So the very agencies entrusted with supposedly enforcing the law are actually behaving with utter blatant disregard for the law itself.
Examples
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Nelson's brilliant success meant his disregard for orders was overlooked.
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You have a reckless disregard for the truth.
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A total disregard for the truth.
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Your disregard for the chain of command.
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This is why we're quitting DC, because of your disregard for your community.
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I mean, it's blatant disregard for the environment.
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With utter disregard for the law.
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We've seen some local governments act in complete disregard for public health.
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It's come to my attention that lately, I've noticed a general, blatant disregard for our game plan.
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There was a total disregard for the safety regulations during the event.
Synonyms
Not caring for someone or something that needs care
Lack of interest or concern about something
Not feeling interested in something, like a talk or task
A deliberate choice to ignore a problem or warning
Not caring about other people's needs and feelings
Antonyms
How Attentive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disregard comes from the old parts dis- meaning 'not' and regard meaning 'to look' or 'pay attention'. So, disregard (the noun) is the act of 'not paying attention' or of not caring about something.