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disregard

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑːd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑɹd/
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)d
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH2 S R IH0 G AA1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • The government's blithe disregard for the needs of disabled people is outrageous.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: misregard, disesteem

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To ignore; to pay no attention to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

willful lack of care and attention

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: neglect

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mistreatment

Narrower terms: despite

4

noun

Meaning 4

lack of attention and due care

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: neglect

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inattention

Narrower terms: omission

5

verb

Meaning 5

give little or no attention to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Disregard the errors

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: neglect, ignore

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: pretermit

6

verb

Meaning 6

bar from attention or consideration

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She dismissed his advances

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dismiss, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reject

Narrower terms: slight, cold-shoulder, discredit, shrug off, pass off, scoff, flout, turn a blind eye, laugh off, laugh away, disoblige

7

verb

Meaning 7

refuse to acknowledge

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She cut him dead at the meeting

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ignore, snub, cut

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: treat, handle, do by

History

Etymology

From dis- + regard. Compare misregard.

Across languages

Translations

129 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إِهْمال (ʔihmāl) — not paying attention or caring about
  • Bulgarian: пренебрежение (prenebreženie) — not paying attention or caring about
  • Bulgarian: незачитане (nezačitane) — not paying attention or caring about
  • Catalan: indiferència — not paying attention or caring about
  • Catalan: desconsideració — not paying attention or caring about
  • Chinese Mandarin: 忽視 /忽视 (hūshì) — not paying attention or caring about
  • Chinese Mandarin: 漠視 /漠视 (mòshì) — not paying attention or caring about
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無視 /无视 (wúshì) — not paying attention or caring about
  • Danish: ignoreren — not paying attention or caring about
  • Danish: ligegyldighed — not paying attention or caring about
  • Dutch: verontachtzaming — not paying attention or caring about
  • Finnish: välinpitämättömyys — not paying attention or caring about
  • Finnish: piittaamattomuus — not paying attention or caring about
  • French: mépris — not paying attention or caring about
  • Galician: desconsideración — not paying attention or caring about
  • German: Gleichgültigkeit — not paying attention or caring about
  • German: Nichtbeachten — not paying attention or caring about
  • German: Nichtbeachtung — not paying attention or caring about
  • German: Missachtung — not paying attention or caring about
  • German: Zurücksetzung — not paying attention or caring about
  • German: Geringschätzung — not paying attention or caring about
  • German: Geringachtung — not paying attention or caring about
  • Hindi: अवहेलना (avhelnā) — not paying attention or caring about
  • Hungarian: semmibevevés — not paying attention or caring about
  • Hungarian: nemtörődömség — not paying attention or caring about
  • Kazakh: менсінбеушілік (mensınbeuşılık) — not paying attention or caring about
  • Latin: sēpōnō — not paying attention or caring about
  • Occitan: desconsideracion — not paying attention or caring about
  • Occitan: mesprètz — not paying attention or caring about
  • Occitan: desdenh — not paying attention or caring about
  • Portuguese: desconsideração — not paying attention or caring about
  • Romanian: desconsiderare — not paying attention or caring about
  • Romanian: dispreț — not paying attention or caring about
  • Romanian: discreditare — not paying attention or caring about
  • Romanian: nepăsare — not paying attention or caring about
  • Romanian: indiferență — not paying attention or caring about
  • Russian: пренебреже́ние (prenebrežénije) — not paying attention or caring about
  • Russian: игнори́рование (ignorírovanije) — not paying attention or caring about
  • Scottish Gaelic: dìmeas — not paying attention or caring about
  • Spanish: abulia — not paying attention or caring about
  • Spanish: displicencia — not paying attention or caring about
  • Spanish: desmiramiento — not paying attention or caring about
  • Spanish: falta de reguardo — not paying attention or caring about
  • Spanish: desidia — not paying attention or caring about
  • Spanish: incuria — not paying attention or caring about
  • Spanish: desgana — not paying attention or caring about
  • Spanish: preterición — not paying attention or caring about
  • Turkish: aldırmazlık — not paying attention or caring about
  • Turkish: takmama — not paying attention or caring about
  • Turkish: umursamama — not paying attention or caring about
  • Turkish: uymama — not paying attention or caring about
  • Bulgarian: пренебрегвам (prenebregvam) — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Bulgarian: игнорирам (ignoriram) — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Catalan: prescindir — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Catalan: ignorar — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Czech: přehlížet — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Danish: affeje — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Danish: se bort fra — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Danish: lade hånt om — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Dutch: veronachtzamen — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Dutch: negeren — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Finnish: jättää huomiotta — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Finnish: väheksyä — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Finnish: ohittaa — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • French: ignorer — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • French: mépriser — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Galician: ignorar — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Galician: desconsiderar — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Galician: desouvir — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Galician: desoír — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • German: missachten — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • German: außer Betracht lassen — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • German: übersehen — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • German: vernachlässigen — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • German: ignorieren — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • German: ausklammern — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • German: ausblenden — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • German: nicht berücksichtigen — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • German: übergehen — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • German: nicht beachten — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • German: vorbeigehen — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • German: außer Acht lassen — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • German: als gegenstandslos betrachten — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • German: gering achten — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • German: absehen — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Greek: παραθεωρώ (paratheoró) — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Ancient Greek: περιοράω (perioráō) — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Ancient Greek: ἐξουθενέω (exouthenéō) — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Hindi: अवमानना (avmānnā) — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Hungarian: semmibe vesz — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Hungarian: figyelmen kívül hagy — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Hungarian: számításon kívül hagy — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Italian: ignorare — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Italian: non considerare — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Latin: omittō — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Latin: ignōrō — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Lithuanian: nepaisyti — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Māori: pī — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Māori: piki — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Māori: whakatuturi — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Māori: takahi — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Norwegian Bokmål: avfeie — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Norwegian Bokmål: se bort fra — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: avfeie — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjå bort frå — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Occitan: ignorar — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Occitan: desconsiderar — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Occitan: mespresar — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Polish: lekceważyć — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Portuguese: ignorar — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Portuguese: desconsiderar — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Romanian: desconsidera — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Romanian: ignora — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Russian: пренебрега́ть (prenebregátʹ) — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Russian: пренебре́чь (prenebréčʹ) — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Russian: игнори́ровать (ignorírovatʹ) — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Russian: проигнори́ровать (proignorírovatʹ) — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Russian: не обраща́ть внима́ния (ne obraščátʹ vnimánija) — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Russian: не обрати́ть внима́ния (ne obratítʹ vnimánija) — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Spanish: desoír — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Spanish: hacer caso omiso de — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Spanish: no tener en cuenta — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Spanish: ningunear — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Spanish: desatencionar — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Spanish: preterir — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Spanish: abstraer(se) de — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Spanish: cagarse en la noticia — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Swedish: bortse från — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend
  • Swedish: ignorera — to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend