Definition

1. Noun:

   • Willful lack of care and attention: The act of ignoring something or treating it as unimportant, often intentionally.
   • Lack of attention and due care: A state of neglect or failure to give proper consideration.

2. Verb:

   • To give little or no attention to; to ignore: To intentionally pay no attention to something.
   • To bar from attention or consideration; to dismiss: To treat something as unworthy of consideration.
   • To refuse to acknowledge: To deliberately act as if one does not see or know someone or something.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • His complete disregard for the rules led to his dismissal. (His intentional ignoring of the rules caused him to be fired.)
  • The project failed due to a blatant disregard for safety procedures. (The project failed because of an obvious lack of attention to safety rules.)

• Verb:

  • Please disregard the previous email; it contained errors. (Please ignore the previous email; it was incorrect.)
  • She disregarded his advice and proceeded with her own plan. (She paid no attention to his advice and continued with her idea.)
  • He felt hurt when she disregarded him at the party. (He was upset when she refused to acknowledge his presence at the party.)

Advanced Usage

• "In disregard of": Acting without consideration for; in defiance of.

  • He acted in complete disregard of the warnings. (He acted while intentionally ignoring all warnings.)

• "With disregard for": Showing a lack of care or concern for.

  • He drove with total disregard for other motorists. (He drove without any care for the safety of other drivers.)

Variants and Related Words

• Disregardful (adjective): Showing disregard; neglectful.
  • He was disregardful of the consequences. (He was neglectful of what might happen.)

Synonyms

• Noun: Neglect, indifference, inattention, contempt.
• Verb: Ignore, neglect, overlook, dismiss, snub.

Related Phrases

• To treat with disregard: To handle or consider something with a lack of respect or attention.
  • The valuable artifact was treated with shocking disregard. (The important historical object was handled with a surprising lack of care.)

Idioms

• To show a cavalier disregard for something: To show a very casual and offhand lack of concern, often arrogantly.
  • The CEO showed a cavalier disregard for the employees' concerns. (The boss displayed an arrogant and casual indifference to what the workers were worried about.)

Noun

1. willful lack of care and attention
2. lack of attention and due care

Verb

1. give little or no attention to
   • Disregard the errors
2. bar from attention or consideration
   • She dismissed his advances
3. refuse to acknowledge
   • She cut him dead at the meeting