disregard

[dis-ri-gahrd]

verb (used with object)

1. to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore.

   Disregard the footnotes.

   Synonyms: ignore
   Antonyms: notice

2. to treat without due regard, respect, or attentiveness; slight.

   to disregard an invitation.

   Synonyms: insult

noun

1. lack of regard or attention; neglect.

   Synonyms: oversight, inattention

2. lack of due or respectful regard.

   Synonyms: slight, disrespect

disregard

/ ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːd /

verb

1. to give little or no attention to; ignore

2. to treat as unworthy of consideration or respect

noun

1. lack of attention or respect

2. (often plural) social welfare capital or income which is not counted in calculating the amount payable to a claimant for a means-tested benefit

Other Word Forms

• disregarder noun
• disregardful adjective
• disregardfully adverb
• disregardfulness noun
• disregardable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disregard¹

First recorded in 1635–45; dis- ¹ + regard

Synonym Study

See slight.

Example Sentences

"I am appalled by the RSF's endless and wanton disregard for civilian life," he said.

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"They continue instead to kill, injure, and displace civilians, and to attack civilian objects, including... hospitals and mosques, with total disregard for international law," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said.

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“President Biden’s decision to commute the death sentences of these monsters showed abhorrent disregard for our justice system and total disrespect for victims’ families already suffering through immense loss,” Bondi said in September.

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"If true, these disgraceful allegations that Hungary sought to spy on the EU itself further demonstrate Viktor Orban's flagrant disregard for the rule of law across the Union," said the group's EU director Nick Aiossa.

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This critic is a sucker for Ms. Knightley, so please disregard anything here that sounds remotely positive.

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Related Words

• apathy 
• contempt 
• disdain 
• disrespect 
• inattention 
• indifference 
• neglect 
• negligence 
• scorn