Ignore
/ɪɡˈnɔːr/noun
To refuse to acknowledge or pay attention to something.
Did you know?The term 'ignore' is linked to the concept of willful blindness, as it derives from Latin 'ignorare', meaning to be unaware or unacquainted, echoing a deeper psychological phenomenon.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
ignore
“To disregard or refuse to acknowledge.”
14th Century
Latin
ignorare
“To be unaware or to not know.”
1st Century BCE
Latin
ignorantia
“Lack of knowledge or unawareness.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gno-
“To know or recognize.”