disregarded

Thân thiện

She disregarded the warning sign and continued down the path.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not noticed or considered; ignored or neglected: Describes something that has been overlooked, not paid attention to, or treated as unimportant.
   • Unheeded; given no attention: Indicates that something has been deliberately or inadvertently passed over without consideration.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • His warnings were completely disregarded by the management. (His warnings were completely ignored by the management.)
  • The disregarded evidence later proved to be crucial to the case. (The evidence that was not considered later proved to be crucial to the case.)
  • She felt hurt and disregarded when her suggestions were not even discussed. (She felt hurt and ignored when her suggestions were not even discussed.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be disregarded as...": to be ignored or dismissed because of being considered a certain way.
  • His opinion was disregarded as the ramblings of an old man. (His opinion was dismissed as the ramblings of an old man.)
• "to leave something disregarded": to allow something to remain ignored or unattended.
  • The safety protocols were left disregarded, leading to the accident. (The safety protocols were left ignored, leading to the accident.)

Variants and Related Words

• Disregard (verb): To pay no attention to; ignore.
  • He chose to disregard the instructions. (He chose to ignore the instructions.)
• Disregard (noun): The action or state of disregarding or being disregarded; lack of consideration.
  • He showed complete disregard for the rules. (He showed complete lack of consideration for the rules.)
• Disregardful (adjective): Showing disregard; neglectful.
  • His disregardful attitude caused many problems. (His neglectful attitude caused many problems.)

Synonyms

• Ignored: Refused to take notice of or acknowledge.
• Neglected: Failed to care for or give proper attention to.
• Overlooked: Failed to notice or consider.
• Slighted: Treated with disrespect or indifference.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Disregarded" is primarily an adjective. The related verb "disregard" does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

• To turn a blind eye to: To deliberately ignore or pretend not to notice something wrong or unpleasant.
  • The authorities turned a blind eye to the illegal activities. (This is similar to having disregarded the activities.)
• To brush aside: To dismiss or ignore someone or something as unimportant.
  • He brushed aside all objections. (He disregarded all objections.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not noticed inadvertently
   • her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night
   • he was scolded for his forgotten chores

Từ đồng nghĩa

• forgotten