Disregarding — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

refuse to acknowledge

bar from attention or consideration

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːətˌoʊnz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɹɪɡˈɑːdɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɹɪɡˈɑːdɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈuːətˌoʊnz/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brush off cut regardless irrespective discount disregardless disregard dismiss snub push aside no matter brush aside ignore neglect

Parts of Speech

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”
adverb	in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks “he carried on regardless of the difficulties”

Word Forms

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

verweigern die Anerkennung

🇫🇷French

sans tenir compte

refuser de reconnaître

🇪🇸Spanish

sin tener en cuenta

negarse a reconocer

🇮🇹Italian

ignorando

rifiutarsi di riconoscere

🇳🇱Dutch

negeren

weigeren te erkennen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desconsiderando

recusar-se a reconhecer

🇷🇺Russian

не обращая внимания

отказаться признать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनदेखी

स्वीकार करने से इनकार करें

🇧🇩Bengali

উপেক্ষা

স্বীকার করতে অস্বীকার করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அலட்சியம்

அங்கீகரிக்க மறுக்கின்றனர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పట్టించుకోకుండా

అంగీకరించడానికి నిరాకరిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्लक्ष करणे

कबूल करण्यास नकार द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવગણના

સ્વીકારવાનો ઇનકાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಡೆಗಣಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ನಿರಾಕರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവഗണിക്കുന്നു

അംഗീകരിക്കാൻ വിസമ്മതിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਦੇਖੀ

ਮੰਨਣ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

نظر انداز

تسلیم کرنے سے انکار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无视

拒绝承认

🇯🇵Japanese

無視する

認めることを拒否する

🇰🇷Korean

무시하다

인정을 거부하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

coi thường

từ chối thừa nhận

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สนใจ

ปฏิเสธที่จะรับทราบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengabaikan

menolak untuk mengakui

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pinapansin

tumangging kilalanin

🇲🇾Malay

tidak menghiraukan

enggan mengakui

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجاهل

رفض الاعتراف

🇮🇷Persian

بی توجهی

امتناع از تصدیق

🇹🇷Turkish

dikkate almamak

kabul etmeyi reddetmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

התעלמות

לסרב להכיר

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The primary meaning of 'disregarding' is 'refuse to acknowledge'.

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