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irregardful attitude

irregardful attitude

9.5
Not caring about other people's needs and feelings
  • noun
  • /ˌɪrɪˈɡɑrdfəl ˈætɪtjud/
translation icon : actitud desconsiderada
  • The manager's irregardful attitude toward feedback led to decreased team morale.

Examples

  • His irregardful attitude caused problems among his colleagues, who felt ignored and undervalued.

  • People are often frustrated by leaders who show an irregardful attitude when making important decisions.

  • His irregardful attitude towards the team was disappointing.

  • Many people criticized her irregardful attitude during the meeting.

  • His irregardful attitude caused problems among his colleagues, who felt ignored and undervalued.

  • People are often frustrated by leaders who show an irregardful attitude when making important decisions.

  • The manager's irregardful attitude toward feedback led to decreased team morale.

Synonyms

neglect
vsirregardful attitude
100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

is about a present attitude of ignoring needs rather than long term omission
indifference
vsirregardful attitude
71 4.6

Lack of interest or concern about something

focuses more specifically on ignoring others needs and feelings rather than general apathy
disregard
vsirregardful attitude
61 4.2

Not paying attention to something on purpose

applies the same deliberate ignoring specifically to others needs and feelings
insensitivity
vsirregardful attitude
16 5.5

A lack of care for other people's feelings or needs

focuses more on purposely ignoring needs rather than inability to read cues
disinterest
vsirregardful attitude
5 5.8

Not feeling interested in something, like a talk or task

expresses active ignoring of others needs rather than passive lack of interest
dismissiveness
vsirregardful attitude
1 7.5

A way of showing you do not value someone's ideas or feelings

expresses the same dismissal but aimed at others needs or feelings
unconcern
vsirregardful attitude
1 6.1

A state of not feeling worried or interested about something

centers on ignoring needs and feelings rather than mere absence of worry
inconsideration
vsirregardful attitude
1 6.8

Not thinking about other people's feelings or needs

is the stronger act of ignoring others rather than simple omission
inattentiveness
vsirregardful attitude
1 7.0

Not paying attention that causes mistakes or hurts others

is more about intentional ignoring of needs rather than accidental inattention
callous attitude
vsirregardful attitude
1 7.2

A cold, uncaring way of treating other people

is similar but centers on deliberate ignoring rather than coldness alone
inconsiderateness
vsirregardful attitude
7.9

Not thinking about other people's feelings or needs

is about actively ignoring others needs and feelings rather than mere thoughtlessness
insensitiveness
vsirregardful attitude
7.6

Not noticing or caring about how other people feel

is about ignoring or disregarding needs rather than mere unawareness
cavalierism
vsirregardful attitude
9.5

A way of behaving that shows you do not care about others

is the plain ignoring of needs without the added haughty tone
indifferentism
vsirregardful attitude
9.9

A lack of interest in things, even important ones

is narrower, targeting the specific act of ignoring others needs and feelings

Antonyms

Careful watching and listening for other people's needs and feelings

How Considerate

irregardful attitude
9.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

irregardful + attitude

The noun is compositionally understandable if a learner can parse the nonstandard adjective 'irregardful' as negative prefix + 'regardful' (i.e. not regardful) and combine that with 'attitude' to mean an attitude showing lack of consideration. However, 'irregardful' is rare/nonstandard and 'regardful' itself is uncommon, so a typical B1 learner may not recognise the morphological parts easily; thus the sense is partly predictable but likely requires morphological reasoning or prior exposure.

Etymology

Irregardful attitude comes from the image of a person who turns away and gives no regard, meaning no attention or respect, to others, and attitude here means a way of behaving. That's why it means 'ignoring' other people's needs or feelings.