disregard
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
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lack of regard or attention; neglect.
- Synonyms:
- oversight, inattention
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lack of due or respectful regard.
- Synonyms:
- slight, disrespect
verb
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to give little or no attention to; ignore
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to treat as unworthy of consideration or respect
noun
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lack of attention or respect
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(often plural) social welfare capital or income which is not counted in calculating the amount payable to a claimant for a means-tested benefit
Related Words
See slight.
Other Word Forms
- disregardable adjective
- disregarder noun
- disregardful adjective
- disregardfully adverb
- disregardfulness noun
Etymology
Origin of disregard
Example Sentences
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The records, which were obtained on a rolling basis over several months, include dozens of instances in which oversight personnel flagged workers for disregarding cleanup procedures in a way that likely spread toxic substances.
From Los Angeles Times
As Gelman observes, the problem with this approach as policy “is not just the innumeracy, it’s the blithe disregard for it, the idea that being off by multiple orders of magnitude ... just doesn’t matter.”
From Los Angeles Times
She alleges in her claim that there was "a flagrant disregard for fundamental features of due process".
From BBC
Part hobo, part insult comic, part performance artist, Diogenes flaunted his disregard for convention in ways that scandalized the bourgeoisie of Athens and, later, Corinth, after his banishment from Sinope became permanent.
“Significant context was disregarded and much of what I, and others, said about the team and the President was left out of the story.”
From Los Angeles Times
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