disregard
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//dɪsɹɪˈɡɑːd//
- United States//dɪsɹɪˈɡɑɹd//
The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something.
noun
- 1
The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something.
The government's blithe disregard for the needs of disabled people is outrageous.
The Trump administration’s disregard for due process has been a pattern in the legal disputes over his immigration policies.
Etymology
From dis- + regard. Compare misregard.
verb
- 1
To ignore; to pay no attention to.
If you break the law, they will send you a letter. You disregard that they will send someone with a suit to your house. If you disregard Suit-Boy, you will be sent a subpoena. You disregard that they will send men with guns and dogs to your house.
Half of the mock jurors that were told he had insurance were told to disregard that information. Mock jurors who were instructed to disregard the information awarded the defendant more money than participants who did not know the defendant had insurance, or knew that he had insurance but were not told to disregard this information.
Forms
- plural
- disregards
- past tense
- disregarded
- past participle
- disregarded
- present participle
- disregarding
- third person singular
- disregards
disregard · The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something.
disrespect · A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behavior.disrespectful · Lacking respect.disrupt · To throw into confusion or disorder.