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ignore
- /ɪɡˈnɔː/ UK
- /ɪɡˈnoː/ Australia, British, Southern
- /ɪɡˈnoɹ/ Canada, US
- /əɡˈnoː/ New Zealand
- /ɪɡˈnoɾ/ Scotland
- /ɪɡˈnoː/
- /ɪɡˈnoə/ Eastern New England
- /ɪɡˈnɔə/ UK, obsolete
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From French ignorer, from Latin ignōrō (“to have no knowledge of, mistake, take no notice of, ignore”), from ignārus (“not knowing”), from in- (“not”) + gnārus (“knowing”), from gnōscō, nōscō; see know.
verb ignores · ignoring · ignored · ignore
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To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
A problem ignored is a problem doubled.
Similar: disregard, neglect · Opposite: notice, recognize, watch, attend, clock, consider, give heed, heed, let in on, mark, mind, pass
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To pretend to not notice someone or something.
Similar: overlook, turn a blind eye to, wink at, connive · Opposite: notice, observe
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Fail to notice.
Similar: overlook, ignore, misheed, misregard, miss, overpass, oversee
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Not to know.
Similar: be ignorant of · Opposite: know
Similar: brush off, discount, disregard, dissemble, despise, ignore, misheed, misregard, neglect, pass, pass by, pay no heed, put aside, set at nought, shrug off, slough, take no notice of, tune out, unheed, unmind · Opposite: examine, pay attention, recognize, watch
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: disregard, neglect, cold-shoulder, brush aside, slight, dismiss, brush off, snub, discount, cut, push aside, forget, shrug, miss, fail, underestimate
Translations
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verb to deliberately pay no attention to
| Español | ignorar, desoír, ningunear, desatencionar |
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| 한국어 | 무시하다 musihada |
| 日本語 | 無視する mushi suru, 忽略する kotsuryaku suru, 知らん顔する shirankao suru |
| 中文 | 無視 /无视 wúshì, 忽略 hūlüè, 不理 bù lǐ, 不問 /不问 bù wèn |
| हिन्दी | उपेक्षा upekṣā, उपेक्षा करना upekṣā karnā, अवहेलना करना avhelnā karnā, ध्यान न देना dhyān na denā |
| Kiswahili | puuza |
| Português | ignorar |
| Français | ignorer, ne pas prêter attention à, ne pas tenir compte de |
| Deutsch | ignorieren, missachten |
| Italiano | ignorare |
| Ελληνικά | αγνοώ agnoó |
| Română | ignora |
| Русский | игнори́ровать ignorírovatʹ, проигнори́ровать proignorírovatʹ, пренебрега́ть prenebregátʹ, пренебре́чь prenebréčʹ, не принима́ть во внима́ние ne prinimátʹ vo vnimánije, не приня́ть во внима́ние ne prinjátʹ vo vnimánije |
| Tiếng Việt | lơ, lờ, bơ |
| العربية | تَجَاهَلَ tajāhala, طَنَّش ṭannaš |
| עברית | הִתְעַלֵּם hit'além |
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title = {ignore},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
