ignoreverb [ T ]
uk/ɪɡˈnɔːr/us/ɪɡˈnɔːr/B2 to intentionally not listen or give attention to:
She can be really irritating but I try to ignore her.
Safety regulations are being ignored by company managers in the drive to increase profits.
How can the government ignore the wishes of the majority?
I smiled at her but she just ignored me.
More examples
- The management's decision to ignore the safety warnings demonstrated a remarkable lapse of judgment.
- I didn't ignore her intentionally - I just didn't recognize her.
- They feel angry that their complaints were ignored.
- Many people feel that the prime minister spends too much time on foreign trips and is ignoring domestic problems.
- Most shops are ignoring the government's edict against Sunday trading.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Neglecting and ignoring
- beneath the/sb's radar idiom
- block sth out
- brush sth off
- bury/have your head in the sand idiom
- bypass
- lay
- look straight/right through sb idiom
- lost
- lost in the shuffle idiom
- moulder
- neglect
- push
- ride
- snub
- step
- step on sb
- sweep sth aside
- there's none so deaf as those who will not hear idiom
- tune
- wave
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