disregard

/dɪsɹɪˈɡɑːd/noun

A deliberate refusal to pay attention to something or treat it as important.

Example sentence

“He drove through the red light with complete disregard for other people's safety.”

'In disregard of' and 'reckless disregard for' are set legal-sounding phrases. The verb means to ignore deliberately.

Related words

disruptTo interrupt something and prevent it from continuing normally.disquietA feeling of unease or worry; the absence of calm in the mind or body.dissentOpen disagreement with an official opinion, decision, or set of beliefs, especially those of a government, party, or church.disproveTo show that a claim or belief is not true.dissipateTo scatter and gradually disappear, or to cause something to fade away.dispositionThe way things are positioned or organized in relation to one another.