🙈 To ignore 🙈 Lack of concern

to disregard

119 3.9

Ignore something or someone on purpose

verb
/ˌdɪs.rɪˈɡɑrd/

: ignorar

And they totally disregard safety and training.
disregard rules
disregard the law
disregard the facts

These, the people who made the rules, disregarded all the rules.

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Examples

And another thing, do not disregard your health.
Number one: The city disregarded the fundamental rights of residents by not telling them they were going to vote on the ban.

Baby Bulldog (2020)
OK, please, disregard that last one.

Big Momma's House (2000)
How can a jury disregard what it's already heard?

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
How could it be reasonable for us to disregard those facts?
How can a congressman disregard innocent people's request?

Gussy (2022)
Don't pay attention, disregard that.

The Oranges (2011)
The jury will disregard the witness's claims of certainty.

Roman Holiday (1953)
You've got to start disregarding your age if you want to age incredibly well.

Evan Carmichael
You should disregard any negative comments and focus on your goals.

Synonyms

to ignore

vsto disregard

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

is a general act of treating something as unimportant rather than noting it

to cut

vsto disregard

382 8.3

To refuse to speak to or notice someone you know

is the broader ignoring of importance rather than a pointed social refusal

to dismiss

vsto disregard

332 3.0

To refuse to accept an idea or claim

is the broader act of treating something as unimportant rather than judging value

to neglect

vsto disregard

256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

is general nonattention rather than a failure to provide care

to discount

vsto disregard

75 4.2

To treat something as unimportant and ignore it

is the general ignoring or not paying attention without explicit devaluation

to look the other way

vsto disregard

69 4.7

To ignore something wrong on purpose instead of reporting it

is the simpler act of not attending rather than avoiding a specific problem

to turn a blind eye

vsto disregard

41 5.4

Choose to ignore something wrong

is a general not paying attention rather than avoiding moral responsibility

to pass over

vsto disregard

28 4.1

To ignore someone or something on purpose

is the wider act of not paying attention rather than selective omission

to shrug off

vsto disregard

27 3.9

Treat something as unimportant and ignore it

is the act of not attending rather than emotional nonchalance

to brush off

vsto disregard

Informal

22 3.9

To ignore what someone says or feels as unimportant

is about ignoring by treating it as unimportant rather than casual dismissal

to tune out

vsto disregard

Informal

19 4.4

To stop listening or paying attention to what is happening

is an act of not paying attention rather than a loss of interest cause

to turn away from

vsto disregard

15 3.7

To refuse to have anything to do with someone or something

is the basic not paying attention rather than an active avoidance or rejection

to brush aside

vsto disregard

13 4.5

Ignore a person or thing because you think they are not important

focuses on the act of not paying attention rather than active rejection

to push aside

vsto disregard

7 4.1

Refuse to think about something, for example worries or objections

is the simple not paying attention stance rather than an explicit refusal

to snub

vsto disregard

7 6.3

To ignore someone on purpose to show disrespect

is a less personal ignoring focused on general unimportance rather than insult

to blank

vsto disregard

Informal

7 6.3

To ignore someone or suddenly forget something

is general nonattention rather than the sudden or feigned forgetting act

to pretend not to notice

vsto disregard

5 5.6

To act as if you do not see something to avoid making someone feel embarrassed

is straight ignoring without the deliberate avoidance motive

to turn a deaf ear

vsto disregard

4 6.1

Refuse to listen to someone who gives advice or warnings

is the broader ignoring of importance rather than specific refusal to hear

to sweep aside

vsto disregard

3 4.7

To ignore an opinion or worry as unimportant

is the basic ignoring action rather than the swift dismissive motion

to wave off

vsto disregard

Informal

2 5.9

Treat something as unimportant and ignore it

covers the same not paying attention but not the physical dismissal

to pass up

vsto disregard

Informal

1 4.7

To ignore someone you meet by pretending not to see them

is the general treatment as unimportant rather than the specific passing case

to wave aside

vsto disregard

1 6.1

To treat something as not important and ignore it

is the broader ignoring of importance without noting the gesture aspect

to frig it

vsto disregard

Informal

9.9

To decide not to worry about something and let it go

is the neutral act of not attending rather than the informal letting go attitude

to block out distractions

vsto disregard

3.5

Ignore noises and other things that interrupt your attention

is the broad ignoring of importance rather than a concentration strategy

Antonyms

to acknowledge

367 3.8

To admit that something is true or real

to attend to

151 3.6

To take care of someone or something

How Attentive

to attend to

151 3.6

to notice

∞ 1.0

to disregard

119 3.9

Surface Forms

disregard infinitive

disregarded past

disregarded past participle

disregarding present participle

disregards third person singular

Morphology

disregard = regard (transparent) = dis + regard

Adding 'dis-' to 'regard' straightforwardly yields the sense of withholding attention or consideration.

Etymology

Disregard comes from the old parts dis- meaning 'not' and regard meaning 'to look' or 'pay attention'. To disregard someone or something simply means to 'not look at' or to ignore them, treating them as unimportant.