disregard - Longman Dictionary

disregard meaning, definition, what is disregard: to ignore something or treat it as unimp...: Learn more. disregardFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishdisregarddis‧re‧gard1/ˌdɪsrɪˈɡɑːd$-ɑːrd/●○○verb[transitive]    IGNOREtoignoresomethingortreatitasunimportant  Heorderedthejurytodisregardthewitness’slaststatement.  Marktotallydisregardedmyadvice.→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusdisregard•Pleasedisregardanynoteswritteninthemargins.•Yetontheotherhandgovernmentswerequitewillingtodisregardclearlyexpressedpublicfeelingwhenthisseemedinthenationalinterest.•Thefearisthatwomenwhohaveanegativemammogramwilldisregardcontraryevidencesuchasfeelingalump,Bredtsaid.•Itdisregardsentirelythefarmoreeffectiveroleofdemocraticself-governmentatthestateandlocallevels.•Thisphenomenon,inwhichananimalrespondstoarepeatedstimulusbyeventuallydisregardingit,isfamiliartoeveryone.•Theyweresokeentogettogripswiththeenemythattheydisregardedmuchofthetraininginstealthandguile.•Bydisregardingspeedlimitsandpassingredlights,wesomehowgottotheairportintime.•Marlowsometimesdisregardsthelaw,buthisaimisalwaysjustice.•Forallthelucrativeprospects,ownerscouldnotdisregardtherisks.disregarddisregard2noun[singular,uncountable]    IGNOREwhensomeoneignoressomethingthattheyshouldnotignoredisregardfor/of  hisdisregardforherfeelingstotal/reckless/complete/flagrantetcdisregard  Localcouncillorsaccusedtheterroristsofshowingacompletedisregardforhumanlife.indisregardofsomething  HesaidthebombingwasincompletedisregardoftheGenevaConvention.ExamplesfromtheCorpusdisregard•Willwedisplaymoreofthestatesmanship,selflessness,anddisregardformonetaryadvantageassociatedwithpublicserviceandprofessionalresponsibility?•Thefirstistochangewhatiscalledtheearningsdisregard.•Flagrantdisregardfortheevidencefreelyavailableinlibrariesathomeandabroadwasself-defeating.•Yevdoxiarevealedthesameblendoffeelings:thetwowomenhadahealthydisregardforeachother.•Agriculturalsubsidiesandathoughtlessdisregardfornaturalprocessesarewashingawaythecommonwealthofland,itssoilsandwildlife.•Youhaveshownatotaldisregardforthelawandforpublicsafety.•Buthowevercanoneconceiveofthishappeningwithoutatotaldisregardforhumanity?total/reckless/complete/flagrantetcdisregard•Yetwheninactionhewastheperfectfightingmachinewithatotaldisregardforhisownpersonalsafety.•Buthowevercanoneconceiveofthishappeningwithoutatotaldisregardforhumanity?•Thewholebeautyofthetradingfloorwasitscompletedisregardfortenure.•Thetotaldisregardforlawandordermadeitdifficulttoidentifywhichattackswerepoliticalandwhichwerenot.•Othersaresponsoredbyambitiousfederalagencies,sometimeswithtotaldisregardfortherecommendationsofotherarmsofgovernment. Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Optics Astrology Newspapers,printing,publishing Voting Seealltopics Wordoftheday sightseer someone,especiallyatourist,whoisvisitingafamousorinterestingplace VerbtabledisregardPresentI,you,we,theydisregardhe,she,itdisregards >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theydisregardedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavedisregardedhe,she,ithasdisregardedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhaddisregardedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywilldisregardFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavedisregarded >ViewLess PresentIamdisregardinghe,she,itisdisregarding >ViewMore you,we,theyaredisregardingPastI,he,she,itwasdisregardingyou,we,theyweredisregardingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeendisregardinghe,she,ithasbeendisregardingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeendisregardingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbedisregardingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeendisregarding >ViewLess