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Meaning of disregard in English

disregard
noun [ U ]
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/ˌdɪs.rɪˈɡɑːrd/ uk
/ˌdɪs.rɪˈɡɑːd/
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the fact of showing no care or respect for something:
disregard for What amazes me is her complete disregard for anyone else's opinion.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Neglecting and ignoring
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disregard
verb [ T ]
us
/ˌdɪs.rɪˈɡɑːrd/ uk
/ˌdɪs.rɪˈɡɑːd/
to ignore something:
He told us to disregard everything we'd learned so far and start again.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to intentionally not give someone or something any attention
  • ignoreThe buzzing is irritating, but try to ignore it.
  • disregardHe disregarded the advice of his doctor and went back to work.
  • turn a blind eye toUntil now, the mayor has turned a blind eye to the city's homelessness problem.
  • close your eyes toThe administration closed its eyes to human-rights abuses by its soldiers.
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Neglecting and ignoring
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(Definition of disregard from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

disregard | Intermediate English

disregard
noun [ U ]
us
/ˌdɪs·rɪˈɡɑrd/
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lack of consideration or respect:
The writer has shown a reckless disregard for the truth.
disregard
verb [ T ]
us
/ˌdɪs·rɪˈɡɑrd/
to not allow something to influence you; ignore:
The jury was told to disregard the comments made by the witness.
(Definition of disregard from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of disregard

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For that reason, they suggest all scientific endeavors moving forward disregard current sperm whale population estimates.
From Phys.Org
The expanded use and substance of signing statements and justification for disregarding certain statutory provisions walks a dangerous line of further executive usurpation.
From The Hill
The companies behind such calls generally show a total disregard for local laws against telemarketing, but they aren't the only ones to do so.
From Ars Technica
The university's investigation found "no one acted in disregard for safety" the day of the accident.
From Chicago Tribune
We aren't afraid to ask questions from radically different perspectives, rethink solutions from the ground up and have a healthy disregard for the impossible.
From CNN
But some of them are also treating flawed, precarious medical advice as gospel -- and disregarding the health of an entire community in so doing.
From The Verge
It is simply that those people prone to such disregard will likely turn to religion.
From Fast Company
This sweeping disregard for electronic privacy has particularly troubling implications for freedom of expression.
From The New York Review of Books
If not, why do you disregard that evidence?
From Washington Post
In calculating income, government benefits that lift people above that threshold are disregarded.
From Washington Times
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Collocations with disregard

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blatant disregard
Labour's failure to reduce unemployment and protect industry testified to its incompetence and blatant disregard of the national interest.
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callous disregard
Overlapping with the antisocial construct, psychopathy is a trait involving callous disregard for others.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
cavalier disregard
In protest against that incompetence and the cavalier disregard of nature conservation, we shall press our amendment.
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Translations of disregard

in Chinese (Traditional)
忽視，漠視，無視, 忽視，無視，不理會…
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忽视，漠视，无视, 忽视，无视，不理会…
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indiferencia, ignorar, despreciar…
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desconsideração, ignorar, desprezar…
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umursamama, aldırmama, önemsememe…
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ne pas tenir compte, mépris [masculine], ne tenir aucun compte de…
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無視（むし）する, 軽視（けいし）…
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veronachtzamen, veronachtzaming…
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nevšímat si, nedbat, nedbání…
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ignorere, lade hånt om, ignoreren…
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coi thường, sự thiếu quan tâm…
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lekceważenie, lekceważyć, ignorować…
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ignorera, ignorerande, likgiltighet…
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abaikan, kurang memberi perhatian…
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nicht beachten, die Nichtbeachtung…
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se bort fra, ikke ta hensyn til, ringeakt [masculine]…
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не звертати уваги, ігнорувати, байдужість…
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невнимание, равнодушие, не принимать во внимание…
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