Standard Lemma guide

nevermind

noun · verb · 5 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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  • CMU ARPABET: N EH1 V ER0 M AY2 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Attention, heed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, regional

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Concern, affair.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, regional

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Consequence; significant change in or effect on a situation or state; difference.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, regional

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To ignore.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, regional

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5

verb

Meaning 5

Alternative spelling of never mind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, proscribed

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History

Etymology

From never + mind (in never mind).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: asia — concern, affair
  • Russian: де́ло (délo) — concern, affair
  • Russian: забо́та (zabóta) — concern, affair
  • Russian: пробле́ма (probléma) — concern, affair