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Meaning of disregard in English:

disregard

Pronunciation /dɪsrɪˈɡɑːd/

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verb

[with object]

  • Pay no attention to; ignore.

    ‘the body of evidence is too substantial to disregard’
    • ‘If another has been harmed as a result of your sin, then ignoring or disregarding this will certainly hurt the effectiveness of the prayer.’
    • ‘He brushes aside all allegations of disregarding the sentiments of the legendary fighter's family.’
    • ‘Jamie disregarded Dougal with a shrug and pushed on the golden rod to the door.’
    • ‘Hypothyroidism develops slowly, so early symptoms tend to be disregarded as something that will pass.’
    • ‘Seems the judges either disregarded the referee's order or ignored it which is pretty much the same.’
    • ‘Which was what I was doing now, ignoring the honks and shouts of people as I disregarded the green and red walk signs.’
    • ‘In the discussion over the turn of the Millennium, disregarding the finer point of exactly when that may be, I heard one startling comparison.’
    • ‘You know, he embarrassed the country and the military by disregarding the abuses that were made on prisoners.’
    • ‘We believe that any solution to the problem of our people disregarding the problem of self-determination cannot work.’
    • ‘My question is: are we justified in disregarding his wishes?’
    • ‘Rivenhall residents have gained a victory after protesting that the Highways Agency was disregarding their safety’
    • ‘Has the trust decided to sell both sites to developers and solve the budget problem, disregarding the enormous cost to local health provision?’
    • ‘So, disregarding a few issues, Greene can do little wrong.’
    • ‘This insensitivity must include disregarding the garbage that is thrown anywhere and everywhere on many a city street.’
    • ‘Unfortunately men often suffer in silence, disregarding the symptoms of a potentially serious condition.’
    • ‘I wasn't saying that it's a case of completely disregarding the arguments of people with a differing viewpoint.’
    • ‘The people of this country need and deserve a local and national government that will listen to the people instead of disregarding them on every issue.’
    • ‘Left alone and disregarding danger, mindful of her pledged devotion to her true friend, the redeemed sinner sat steadfast at the tomb.’
    • ‘Using disproportionate force and disregarding civilian casualties were his ideas.’
    • ‘The solution, according to them, lies in disregarding the disability rather than recognising it.’
    ignore, take no notice of, take no account of, pay no attention to, pay no heed to, refuse to acknowledge
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noun

mass noun

  • The action or state of paying no attention to something.

    ‘blatant disregard for the law’
    • ‘Their negligence and arrogant disregard for facts will put lives at risk.’
    • ‘Not that I object to the use per se, but that there is a carelessness that borders on disregard for the actual content.’
    • ‘Yet their lust for money and callous disregard for humanity blinded them.’
    • ‘And then, there is his complete disregard for the five-star etiquette of everyone around us.’
    • ‘I know he is an engineer but such disregard for gravity is weird.’
    • ‘It is this flagrant disregard for human rights and international laws which so angers people.’
    • ‘This total disregard for the Wiltshire farming community, unfortunately, is only one part of the picture.’
    • ‘So the old Leftist disregard for the best interests of the whole persists.’
    • ‘We must put a stop to this reckless disregard for our national interest and we need to do so quickly.’
    • ‘In addition, the major cause of these accidents is not speed but the total disregard for traffic laws.’
    • ‘His callous disregard for the priest also showed itself in his subsequent failure to discover whether he was dead or alive.’
    • ‘Supreme courage coupled with disregard for self is not often seen but when it appears it must surely be the finest human virtue of all.’
    • ‘To push on with the reclamation shows open disregard for these international agreements.’
    • ‘This involves the prevailing sense of disregard for life at the fetal stage on the part of legislators.’
    • ‘This disregard for the will of the people could not be allowed to continue.’
    • ‘What is it about this type of headgear, that usually heralds bad behaviour and total disregard for the safety of others.’
    • ‘The most serious evidence of this disregard for content is the movie itself.’
    • ‘But they did so with such disregard for the logistics of the whole that it rapidly proved unmanageable.’
    • ‘How dare they show such callous disregard for all the above points?’
    • ‘This encourages a lot of pushing, shoving and general disregard for other passengers.’
    indifference, non-observance
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