Ignore — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

refuse to acknowledge

bar from attention or consideration

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪɡnˈɔːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪɡnˈɔː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪɡnˈɔː/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪɡnˈɔːɹ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

know notice

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	fail to notice
verb	give little or no attention to “Disregard the errors”
verb	be ignorant of or in the dark about

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
ignorance	noun	the lack of knowledge or education

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ignorieren

verweigern die Anerkennung

🇫🇷French

ignorer

refuser de reconnaître

🇪🇸Spanish

ignorar

negarse a reconocer

🇮🇹Italian

ignorare

rifiutarsi di riconoscere

🇳🇱Dutch

negeren

weigeren te erkennen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ignorar

recusar-se a reconhecer

🇷🇺Russian

игнорировать

отказаться признать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनदेखा करना

स्वीकार करने से इनकार करें

🇧🇩Bengali

উপেক্ষা

স্বীকার করতে অস্বীকার করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

புறக்கணிக்கவும்

அங்கீகரிக்க மறுக்கின்றனர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పట్టించుకోకండి

అంగీకరించడానికి నిరాకరిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्लक्ष करा

कबूल करण्यास नकार द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવગણો

સ્વીકારવાનો ઇનકાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷಿಸಿ

ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ನಿರಾಕರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവഗണിക്കുക

അംഗീകരിക്കാൻ വിസമ്മതിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਡਿੱਠ ਕਰੋ

ਮੰਨਣ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

نظر انداز کرنا

تسلیم کرنے سے انکار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

忽略

拒绝承认

🇯🇵Japanese

無視する

認めることを拒否する

🇰🇷Korean

무시하다

인정을 거부하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phớt lờ

từ chối thừa nhận

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สนใจ

ปฏิเสธที่จะรับทราบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengabaikan

menolak untuk mengakui

🇵🇭Filipino

huwag pansinin

tumangging kilalanin

🇲🇾Malay

abaikan

enggan mengakui

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتجاهل

رفض الاعتراف

🇮🇷Persian

نادیده گرفتن

امتناع از تصدیق

🇹🇷Turkish

görmezden gelmek

kabul etmeyi reddetmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְעַלֵם

לסרב להכיר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'ignore'?

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

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'ignore' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'ignore' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'ignore' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ignore' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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