Disregard — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lack of attention and due care

willful lack of care and attention

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/duːˈɑːpəlˈɪstɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɹɪɡˈɑːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɹɪɡˈɑːd/

3 syllables Say it as /duːˈɑːpəlˈɪstɪk/.

Examples

She cut him dead at the meeting
She dismissed his advances
Disregard the errors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brush off cut discount dismiss snub push aside brush aside ignore neglect

Parts of Speech

noun	lack of attention and due care
noun	willful lack of care and attention
verb	refuse to acknowledge “She cut him dead at the meeting”
verb	bar from attention or consideration “She dismissed his advances”
verb	give little or no attention to “Disregard the errors”

Word Forms

disregard	verb	bar from attention or consideration
neglect	verb	give little or no attention to
snub	noun	a refusal to recognize someone you know
dismissive	adjective	showing indifference or disregard
disregard	noun	lack of attention and due care
brush-off	noun	a curt or disdainful rejection
negligent	adjective	characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
neglect	noun	lack of attention and due care
neglecter	noun	a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ignorieren

mangelnde Aufmerksamkeit und Sorgfalt

🇫🇷French

mépris

manque d'attention et de diligence

🇪🇸Spanish

indiferencia

falta de atención y debido cuidado

🇮🇹Italian

ignorare

mancanza di attenzione e di cura

🇳🇱Dutch

minachting

gebrek aan aandacht en zorgvuldigheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

negligência

falta de atenção e devido cuidado

🇷🇺Russian

игнорировать

отсутствие внимания и должного ухода

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवहेलना

ध्यान और उचित देखभाल की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

উপেক্ষা

মনোযোগ এবং যথাযথ যত্নের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

அலட்சியம்

கவனம் மற்றும் சரியான கவனிப்பு இல்லாமை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్లక్ష్యం

శ్రద్ధ మరియు తగిన సంరక్షణ లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्लक्ष

लक्ष आणि योग्य काळजीचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવગણના

ધ્યાન અને યોગ્ય કાળજીનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷಿಸಿ

ಗಮನ ಮತ್ತು ಸರಿಯಾದ ಕಾಳಜಿಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവഗണിക്കുക

ശ്രദ്ധയും പരിചരണവും ഇല്ലായ്മ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਦੇਖੀ

ਧਿਆਨ ਅਤੇ ਉਚਿਤ ਦੇਖਭਾਲ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

نظر انداز

توجہ اور مناسب دیکھ بھال کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

漠视

缺乏关注和应有的照顾

🇯🇵Japanese

無視

注意力と適切な配慮の欠如

🇰🇷Korean

무시

관심과 적절한 관리 부족

🇻🇳Vietnamese

coi thường

thiếu sự quan tâm và chăm sóc đúng mức

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สนใจ

ขาดความสนใจและการดูแลที่เหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengabaikan

kurangnya perhatian dan kehati-hatian

🇵🇭Filipino

balewalain

kakulangan ng atensyon at nararapat na pangangalaga

🇲🇾Malay

tidak mengendahkan

kurang perhatian dan penjagaan yang sewajarnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجاهل

قلة الاهتمام والرعاية الواجبة

🇮🇷Persian

بی توجهی

عدم توجه و مراقبت لازم

🇹🇷Turkish

dikkate almamak

dikkat ve gerekli özenin gösterilmemesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתעַלְמוּת

חוסר תשומת לב וזהירות ראויה

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