Definition of DISREGARD

disregard

Plural: disregards

Noun

  • lack of attention and due care
  • willful lack of care and attention
  • The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something.

Verb

  • refuse to acknowledge
  • bar from attention or consideration
  • give little or no attention to
    • "Disregard the errors"
  • To ignore; to pay no attention to.

Examples

  • The government's disregard for the needs of disabled people is outrageous.

Origin / Etymology

From dis- + regard. Compare misregard.

Synonyms

brush aside, brush off, cut, discount, dismiss, ignore, neglect, push aside, snub, misregard, unheed, unmind

Scrabble Score: 12

disregard: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
disregard: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
disregard: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

disregard: valid Words With Friends Word