Disregard
/ˌdɪs.rɪˈɡɑːd/noun
To pay no attention to; to ignore or treat as unimportant.
Did you know?The first part, dis-, is the same ancient prefix behind words like distance and disorder, carrying the force of separation, reversal, or negation.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
disregarden
“to pay no heed to; to look away from”
Middle English
English
regarden
“to regard; to have regard for”
Old French
Old French
regarder
“to look at; observe; consider”
Germanic root
PGmc
*wardōną
“to guard, watch”
Latin prefix
Latin
dis-
“apart; away; not”