Dictionary

disregard en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑɹd/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From dis- + regard. Compare misregard.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something.
   • The Trump administration’s disregard for due process has been a pattern in the legal disputes over his immigration policies. 2025 April 8, John Fritze, “Supreme Court ruling on Alien Enemies Act raises new due process concerns for migrants”, in CNN:
   • The guard was paying no attention whatever to the running of his train, in total disregard of rules, and, as the recently-published report of a Ministry of Transport Inspecting Officer of Railways shows, there were other disquieting features in the case, such as ignorance on the part of responsible men of rules and appendix instructions and a lax attitude to regulations of which they professed to be aware, combined with failure to look at staff notice boards. 1956 September, “Notes and News: The Barby Sidings Accident Report”, in Railway Magazine, page 638:
   • The government's blithe disregard for the needs of disabled people is outrageous.

Forms

Synonyms

disesteem · misregard

Translations (51)

ro desconsiderare (not paying attention or caring about) · es desgana (not paying attention or caring about) · ro dispreț (not paying attention or caring about) · tr uymama (not paying attention or caring about) · es displicencia (not paying attention or caring about) · ca indiferència (not paying attention or caring about) · cmn 忽視 /忽视 (not paying attention or caring about) · ru игнори́рование (not paying attention or caring about) · gl desconsideración (not paying attention or caring about) · oc desdenh (not paying attention or caring about) · ar إِهْمال (not paying attention or caring about) · cmn 無視 /无视 (not paying attention or caring about) · fi välinpitämättömyys (not paying attention or caring about) · oc mesprètz (not paying attention or caring about) · hi अवहेलना (not paying attention or caring about) · es desidia (not paying attention or caring about) · es preterición (not paying attention or caring about) · ca desconsideració (not paying attention or caring about) · hu semmibevevés (not paying attention or caring about) · de Missachtung (not paying attention or caring about) · ro discreditare (not paying attention or caring about) · bg незачитане (not paying attention or caring about) · de Geringachtung (not paying attention or caring about) · tr takmama (not paying attention or caring about) · la sēpōnō (not paying attention or caring about) · es abulia (not paying attention or caring about) · cmn 漠視 /漠视 (not paying attention or caring about) · ro indiferență (not paying attention or caring about) · tr aldırmazlık (not paying attention or caring about) · es desmiramiento (not paying attention or caring about) · gd dìmeas (not paying attention or caring about) · kk менсінбеушілік (not paying attention or caring about) · oc desconsideracion (not paying attention or caring about) · de Zurücksetzung (not paying attention or caring about) · fr mépris (not paying attention or caring about) · bg пренебрежение (not paying attention or caring about) · ro nepăsare (not paying attention or caring about) · pt desconsideração (not paying attention or caring about) · fi piittaamattomuus (not paying attention or caring about) · de Nichtbeachtung (not paying attention or caring about) · da ignoreren (not paying attention or caring about) · es falta de reguardo (not paying attention or caring about) · hu nemtörődömség (not paying attention or caring about) · es incuria (not paying attention or caring about) · de Nichtbeachten (not paying attention or caring about) · de Geringschätzung (not paying attention or caring about) · nl verontachtzaming (not paying attention or caring about) · de Gleichgültigkeit (not paying attention or caring about) · tr umursamama (not paying attention or caring about) · ru пренебреже́ние (not paying attention or caring about) · da ligegyldighed (not paying attention or caring about)

disregard en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑɹd/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From dis- + regard. Compare misregard.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To ignore; to pay no attention to.
   • 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. 2013, Jonathan M. Golding, Colin M. MacLeod, Intentional Forgetting: Interdisciplinary Approaches, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 61:
   • 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. 2012, Augusto Vieira, How to Build a New Government: A Guide for the Coming Revolution, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 15:

Forms

Deriveds

disregardable · disregarder

Synonyms

unmind · unheed · misregard

Translations (75)

nl veronachtzamen (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · el παραθεωρώ (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · ca ignorar (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · de absehen (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · sv bortse från (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · gl desconsiderar (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · nb avfeie (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · da se bort fra (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · bg игнорирам (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · pt desconsiderar (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · de übergehen (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · fi jättää huomiotta (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · fi väheksyä (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · ca prescindir (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · mi takahi (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · hu semmibe vesz (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · hu figyelmen kívül hagy (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · es no tener en cuenta (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · de ausklammern (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · la ignōrō (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · de gering achten (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · mi pī (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · ru пренебре́чь (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · oc desconsiderar (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · de nicht berücksichtigen (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · es abstraer(se) de (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · pl lekceważyć (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · ru не обрати́ть внима́ния (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · de missachten (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · nn sjå bort frå (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · it non considerare (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · gl desoír (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · oc ignorar (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · grc περιοράω (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · mi whakatuturi (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · gl desouvir (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · bg пренебрегвам (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · nb se bort fra (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · de ausblenden (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · hu számításon kívül hagy (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · ro ignora (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · nl negeren (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · grc ἐξουθενέω (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · fr ignorer (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · ru не обраща́ть внима́ния (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · pt ignorar (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · hi अवमानना (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · de außer Acht lassen (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · la omittō (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · de ignorieren (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · de außer Betracht lassen (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · de übersehen (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · ru проигнори́ровать (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · da lade hånt om (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · es ningunear (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · sv ignorera (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · ru игнори́ровать (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · ro desconsidera (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · nn avfeie (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · da affeje (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · de als gegenstandslos betrachten (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · es preterir (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · it ignorare (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · de nicht beachten (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · mi piki (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · oc mespresar (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · cs přehlížet (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · de vorbeigehen (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · ru пренебрега́ть (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · gl ignorar (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · de vernachlässigen (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · es desoír (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · lt nepaisyti (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · fi ohittaa (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend) · fr mépriser (to ignore — see also neglect, overlook, dismiss, shrug off, put aside, ignore, disattend)