disregard

/dɪsɹɪˈɡɑːd/noun

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

Example sentences

“He drove through the red light with complete disregard for other people's safety.”
“The company showed a shocking disregard for its workers' health.”

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

Synonyms for disregard

neglect
indifference

Antonyms

regard
respect
attention

Related words

adhereTo follow a rule, plan, or belief closely and without changing it.heedTo pay attention to advice or a warning and act on it.overlookTo fail to notice or consider something, often something important.disquietA feeling of unease or worry; the absence of calm in the mind or body.dissonanceAn unpleasant clash of sounds that do not blend well together.distortTo twist something out of its normal shape, or to change facts so they are no longer accurate.