disregarded

Everyday

1. Disregarded means ignored or not paid attention to. tree →
2. (formal) Disregarded can mean treated as not important. tree →

In the lessons

In maths and science exam language: «Air resistance may be disregarded» means you can ignore it in your working. In safety: «He disregarded the warning sign» means he ignored it, which is dangerous. Everyday speech says «ignored».

Examples

• He disregarded the warning and swam too far out. tree →
• Friction may be disregarded in this question. tree →
• She disregarded her mum's advice and got wet. tree →
• (formal) Any answer without working will be disregarded. tree →
• The rule was disregarded by some players. tree →
• Disregard the first result because it was a mistake. tree →
• She therefore bravely disregarded the orders of the king, and endeavoured to give sepulture to the remains of Polynices. tree →

Note

Formal word; everyday equivalent «ignored». In maths, a disregarded value is left out of the calculation: if one of five test scores is disregarded, the average is taken over four.