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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISREGARD, n. [dis and regard.] Neglect; omission of notice; slight; implying indifference or some degree of contempt; as, to pass one with disregard.
DISREGARD, v.t. To omit to take notice of; to neglect to observe; to slight as unworthy of regard or notice.
Studious of good, man disregarded fame.
We are never to disregard the wants of the poor, nor the admonitions of conscience.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: lack of attention and due care [syn: disregard, neglect]
2: willful lack of care and attention [syn: disregard, neglect] v
1: refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" [syn: ignore, disregard, snub, cut]
2: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" [syn: dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore]
3: give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors" [syn: neglect, ignore, disregard]

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb Date: 1613 to pay no attention to ; treat as unworthy of regard or notice Synonyms: see neglect II. noun Date: 1659 the act of disregarding ; the state of being disregarded ; neglect • disregardful adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 pay no attention to; ignore. 2 treat as of no importance. --n. (often foll. by of, for) indifference; neglect. Derivatives: disregardful adj. disregardfully adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Disregard Dis`re*gard", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disregarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Disregarding.] Not to regard; to pay no heed to; to omit to take notice of; to neglect to observe; to slight as unworthy of regard or notice; as, to disregard the admonitions of conscience. Studious of good, man disregarded fame. --Blackmore.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Disregard Dis`re*gard", n. The act of disregarding, or the state of being disregarded; intentional neglect; omission of notice; want of attention; slight. The disregard of experience. --Whewell.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(disregards, disregarding, disregarded) If you disregard something, you ignore it or do not take account of it. He disregarded the advice of his executives... VERB: V n • Disregard is also a noun. Whoever planted the bomb showed a total disregard for the safety of the public.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Neglect, slight, contempt, ignoring, wilful oversight. 2. Disesteem, disfavor, indifference. II. v. a. Neglect, slight, overlook, ignore, contemn, disobey, pay no attention to, pay no heed to, pay no regard to, take no notice of, turn a deaf ear to.

Moby Thesaurus

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