disregard

/dɪs.rɪˈɡɑːrd/

ignore or pay no attention to

She disregarded his advice and did it her own way.

She ignored his advice and did it her own way.

formal

to ignore or pay no attention to something or someone

The company disregarded the warnings and continued with the project.

The company ignored the warnings and continued with the project.

informal

to consider something as unimportant or irrelevant

He disregarded the noise and focused on his work.

He considered the noise as unimportant and focused on his work.

Collocations

disregard fora lack of respect or consideration for

a lack of respect for authority

Use 'disregard' in formal or written contexts, and 'ignore' in informal contexts.

Use 'disregard' as a verb, e.g., 'She disregarded his advice.'

From dis- (opposite of) + regard (to look at or consider)

Can be used in formal and informal contexts.

dis-

opposite of

prefix

regard

to look at or consider

root

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