disregard
- to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- to treat without due regard, respect, or attentiveness; slight: to disregard an invitation.
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negligence, disdain, inattention, apathy, disrespect, scorn, indifference, neglect, contempt, omit, disobey, overlook, forget, inadvertence, omission, lethargy, slight, neglecting, listlessness, disinterestExamples from the Web for disregard
Contemporary Examples of disregard
Reactions to both events are driven by ignorance, disregard, and dehumanization of an underclass of people of color.
So, why do we still crush on Jeter when it's easy to disregard him as the Adam Levine of the MLB?
The Captain’s Log: Derek Jeter’s Lady-Killing Past, From ‘Yeah, Jeets!’ to Gift BasketsEmily Shire
September 28, 2014
It radiates her inner light and compass, her disregard for status quo.
And she knows that Ted Nugent calls her out on her disregard for 2nd Amendment rights.
But, they note, this does not mean that he can disregard the approval process for protected lands or for endangered wildlife.
Historical Examples of disregard
The most malign of all these dangers today is disregard and disobedience of law.
The worst evil of disregard for some law is that it destroys respect for all law.
To disregard it would be to start the suspicions of Dozier as soon as his brain cleared.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
But the minister was sufficiently in love to disregard the unexpected indication.
Salted With FireGeorge MacDonald
Douglas complained to me of my disregard for him, but to no purpose.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, CompleteDuc de Saint-Simon
disregard
- to give little or no attention to; ignore
- to treat as unworthy of consideration or respect
- lack of attention or respect
- (often plural) social welfare capital or income which is not counted in calculating the amount payable to a claimant for a means-tested benefit