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  • adjective ignored
  • adjective neglected
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of disregard.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective not noticed inadvertently

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Examples

  • But in embracing the English language, Ankst prepared the ground for one of the remarkable success stories of the 1990s: the "cool Cymru" scene (a term disregarded in Wales in much the same way as trip-hop is in Bristol).

    Label of love: Ankst 2010

  • Even though you knew that the scary bit was coming - your brain disregarded it, yet you still jumped.

    Zombie Wedding Cake » E-Mail 2009

  • Additionally, the fact that General Petreaus 'request this past summer that the Haqqani Network be placed on the US government's global terrorist group black list, thereby disallowing any possibilities for negotiations, has been disregarded, is a positive step that keeps open the chances for a settlement between the Afghan government and a major part of the Afghan insurgency.

    Matthew Hoh: Cautious Optimism for Talks in Afghanistan Matthew Hoh 2010

  • Additionally, the fact that General Petreaus 'request this past summer that the Haqqani Network be placed on the US government's global terrorist group black list, thereby disallowing any possibilities for negotiations, has been disregarded, is a positive step that keeps open the chances for a settlement between the Afghan government and a major part of the Afghan insurgency.

    Matthew Hoh: Cautious Optimism for Talks in Afghanistan Matthew Hoh 2010

  • Even though you knew that the scary bit was coming - your brain disregarded it, yet you still jumped.

    Zombie Wedding Cake 2009

  • Interesting that he used the phrase disregarded since he clearly disregarded how his children will view his actions when they reflect on their parents divorce.

    Jill Brooke: Because Pain Makes You Self-Centered, a Doctor Wants a Kidney Back and a Feuding Ex-Wife Sabatoges A Teddy Bear 2009

  • But beware, we must continue our vigilance, lest our wishes be again disregarded by supporters of the overthrow of our voted term limits and, other issues we've voted for or against.

    GOP beating David 2007

  • The other current, long disregarded, is the vulgar, popular, or oral tradition.

    Giorgos Seferis - Nobel Lecture 1963

  • The alloy of silver, hitherto disregarded, is increasing at a rate which will imply a more complicated process, and retard the result.

    The Washoe Mining Region 1862

  • Well, you're able to toss out a couple of titles, but I didn't hear any actual examples of *how* those titles disregarded logic or continuity.

    Red Hulk's Offensive Line Brian Hughes 2008

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