| Noun | 1. | disregard - lack of attention and due careomission - neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something | |
| 2. | disregard - willful lack of care and attentionmistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother" despite - contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite" | |
| Verb | 1. | disregard - refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" | |
| 2. | disregard - bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" discredit - cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary" shrug off - minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points" pass off - disregard; "She passed off the insult" flout, scoff - treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules" turn a blind eye - refuse to acknowledge; "He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office" laugh away, laugh off - deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; "She laughs away all these problems" | |
| 3. | disregard - give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors"pretermit - disregard intentionally or let pass | |