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disregard

Meaning

To pay no attention to; to treat as unworthy of consideration.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

He felt the harsh words of his teacher, but chose to disregard them. They were unfair, and he knew it. He wouldn't let them make him doubt himself, not for a second.

The toddler, obsessed with the shiny car keys, would disregard his mother's pleas to put them down, treating her words as if they were whispers in the wind. He just wanted to hear them jingle, completely unconcerned with her mounting worry.

The old dog whimpered, nudging the spilled kibble. Her owner, engrossed in the flickering screen, chose to disregard the small distress, the rumbling stomach a sound lost in the digital din. She continued scrolling.

The grumpy cat decided to disregard the entire concept of a "lap nap." Instead, he chose to stare at a dust bunny with intense focus, as if it held the secrets to the universe. His humans just shrugged; he always liked to treat things as unworthy of consideration.

Barnaby the badger, convinced his prize-winning collection of lint bunnies was sentient, would disregard all pleas from his farmer to tidy his burrow. He saw the farmer's suggestions as mere whispers from the dust bunnies, unworthy of his attention, and kept meticulously arranging his fluffy, inanimate friends.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

He couldn't just disregard the warning signs. Everyone else seemed to ignore them, focused on their own plans, but a cold knot formed in her stomach. To treat them as unworthy of consideration felt like a terrible mistake.

She stared at the chipped paint on the abandoned carousel horse, a relic of childhood joy now left to rust. The council wanted to tear it down, to disregard its history and the memories it held. She wouldn't let them.

The toddler ignored the flashing red lights, choosing instead to intently study the iridescent sheen on a spilled bottle of cheap hair gel. His mother sighed, trying to redirect him, but he'd completely disregard her efforts, mesmerized by the sticky puddle's shifting colors.

The toddler, mid-tantrum, decided my attempts at reasoned negotiation were utterly beneath him. He chose to disregard every word I spoke, his tiny face a mask of pure, unadulterated fury. Apparently, snack time was a matter of utmost gravity, not to be influenced by such trivialities as logic or parental sanity.

The ancient gnome, Bartholomew, would disregard the persistent buzzing of the enchanted mosquito, its tiny wings a mere whisper against his colossal, moss-covered beard. He was far too busy cataloging his collection of luminous fungi, each spore a universe of potential mushroom-shaped hats.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

He continued to shout, his words a meaningless buzz. She chose to disregard his anger, focusing instead on the quiet task at hand, finding solace in the deliberate silence. His opinions were simply unworthy of her consideration now.

The foreman yelled, "Disregard that cracked support beam!" He’d decided it was insignificant, not worth a moment's pause in their race against the storm. The air thrummed with impending rain, but his insistence meant the workers ignored the obvious danger, continuing their hasty work.

The insistent hum of the emergency beacon was a nuisance; she tried to disregard it, focusing on the intricate circuit board. Every blinking light, every shrill warning, felt like a distraction from the critical repair. Ignoring the alarms, her concentration remained locked on the delicate soldering.

The flamboyant peacock strutted, expecting admiration. His brilliant plumage, however, did little to impress the indifferent squirrel, who continued to meticulously bury acorns, choosing to disregard the avian spectacle as utterly unworthy of its rodent attention.

The esteemed professor, a man whose beard harbored stray biscuit crumbs and whispered secrets of the cosmos, would often disregard the fidgeting students. He'd gesture wildly with a dusty pointer, extolling the virtues of quantum entanglement while a rogue raven serenaded the assembly with its surprisingly operatic rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody."

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

Despite the dire prognostications of the engineers, she chose to disregard their dire warnings, convinced her novel methodology would prevail. The ensuing catastrophe, however, proved the folly of her obstinacy, a stark testament to ignoring palpable risks.

Despite the dire prognostication from the esoteric scholars, the expedition leader chose to disregard their warnings of temporal anomalies. The crew, accustomed to his impetuous nature, braced themselves, knowing he often treated potential perils as inconsequential, even when facing certain oblivion.

He'd spent years meticulously documenting the migratory patterns of the abyssal bioluminescent cephalopods. When his colleagues dismissed his findings as fanciful imaginings, mere phantasmagoria, he chose to disregard their scoffing and continue his solitary research, convinced of their profound significance.

Despite Bartholomew’s earnest, albeit ostentatious, pronouncements on the optimal method for assembling a flat-pack bookshelf, his audience chose to entirely disregard his histrionics. They preferred to concentrate on the decidedly more compelling drama unfolding when Mrs. Higgins' pug, Bartholomew Jr., discovered the hidden stash of artisanal cheese.

The eminent mycologist, Professor Digby, would often disregard the shrill protests of his pet ferret, Reginald, when unearthing particularly recondite fungal specimens. Reginald, an aesthete of the highest order, found the musty effluvium of the subterranean growths anathema to his delicate sensibilities, but Digby, engrossed, treated the creature's indignant chirps as inconsequential.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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