单词 | disregard |
释义 | disregard (once / 473 pages) nv If everyone at the city council meeting tends to disregard anything that's said by the eccentric gentleman with the parrot on his shoulder, it means that no one pays any attention to him. To disregard something is to ignore it, or to deliberately pay it no attention. Sometimes the word is used to mean "neglect," implying that something important is not being taken care of. Disregard can also be a noun; you could complain that your family has a complete disregard for your privacy when they gather outside your bedroom door to eavesdrop on your telephone conversations. WORD FAMILYdisregard: disregarded, disregarding, disregards+/regard: disregard, regarded, regardful, regarding, regardless, regards, self-regard/regardful: regardfully/regardless: disregardless, irregardless, regardlessly USAGE EXAMPLESA song that speaks to all the disregarded and downtrodden black people in the United States. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) A song that speaks to all the disregarded and down trodden black people in the United States. Time(Jan 02, 2017) Spencer: When society disregards the contributions of any people, it reflects badly. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n lack of attention and due care Syn|Hypo|Hyper neglect omission neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something inadvertence, oversightan unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something pretermissionletting pass without notice elision, exception, exclusiona deliberate act of omission inattention lack of attention 2n willful lack of care and attention Syn|Hypo|Hyper neglect despite contemptuous disregard mistreatment the practice of treating (someone or something) badly 3v give little or no attention to Disregard the errors Syn|Hypo ignore, neglect pretermit disregard intentionally or let pass 4v bar from attention or consideration Syn|Hypo|Hyper brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, ignore, push aside cold-shoulder, slight pay no attention to, disrespect discreditcause to be distrusted or disbelieved shrug offminimize the importance of, brush aside pass offdisregard flout, scofftreat with contemptuous disregard turn a blind eyerefuse to acknowledge laugh away, laugh offdeal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it disobligeignore someone's wishes reject refuse to accept or acknowledge 5v refuse to acknowledge Syn|Hyper cut, ignore, snub do by, handle, treat interact in a certain way |
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