disregard

/dɪsrɪˈgɑrd/

/dɪsrɛˈgɑd/

Other forms: disregarded; disregarding; disregards

If everyone at the city council meeting tends to disregard anything that's said by the eccentric gentleman with the parrot on his shoulder, it means that no one pays any attention to him.

To disregard something is to ignore it, or to deliberately pay it no attention. Sometimes the word is used to mean "neglect," implying that something important is not being taken care of. Disregard can also be a noun; you could complain that your family has a complete disregard for your privacy when they gather outside your bedroom door to eavesdrop on your telephone conversations.

Definitions of disregard

1. noun

   lack of attention and due care
   synonyms: neglect

   types:

   omission

   neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something

   inadvertence, oversight

   an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

   pretermission

   letting pass without notice

   elision, exception, exclusion

   a deliberate act of omission

   type of:

   inattention

   lack of attention
2. noun

   willful lack of care and attention
   synonyms: neglect

   types:

   despite

   contemptuous disregard

   type of:

   mistreatment

   the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
3. verb

   give little or no attention to
   “Disregard the errors”

   synonyms: ignore, neglect

   types:

   pretermit

   disregard intentionally or let pass
4. verb

   bar from attention or consideration
   synonyms: brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, ignore, push aside

   types:

   cold-shoulder, slight

   pay no attention to, disrespect

   discredit

   cause to be distrusted or disbelieved

   shrug off

   minimize the importance of, brush aside

   pass off

   disregard

   flout, scoff

   treat with contemptuous disregard

   turn a blind eye

   refuse to acknowledge

   laugh away, laugh off

   deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it

   disoblige

   ignore someone's wishes

   type of:

   reject

   refuse to accept or acknowledge
5. verb

   refuse to acknowledge
   synonyms: cut, ignore, snub

   type of:

   do by, handle, treat

   interact in a certain way