disregarded
Definition
- 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.)
Adjective
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not noticed inadvertently
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her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night
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he was scolded for his forgotten chores
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