- to fail or refuse to notice; disregard
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ig•nore /ɪgˈnɔr/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -nored, -nor•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to keep oneself from noticing or recognizing;
disregard:We taught her to ignore insulting remarks.
ig•nore
(ig nôr′, -nōr′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nored, -nor•ing.
ig•nor′a•ble, adj.
ig•nor′er, n.
- to refrain from noticing or recognizing:to ignore insulting remarks.
- Law(of a grand jury) to reject (a bill of indictment), as on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
- Latin ignōrāre to not know, disregard, verb, verbal derivative of ignārus ignorant, unaware (with -ō- perh. from ignōtus unknown), equivalent. to in- in-3 + gnārus knowing, acquainted (with); akin to (g)nōscere to know1
- 1605–15
ig•nor′er, n.
- 1. overlook; slight, disregard, neglect.
- 1. notice, regard.
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ignore /ɪɡˈnɔː/ vb (transitive)
'ignore' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
brush off
- Coventry
- cut
- disregard
- eye
- ignoramus
- kiss off
- neglect
- notice
- overpass
- pass up
- put aside
- shoulder
- sit back
- anagnorisis
- apt
- belay
- blink
- break
- brush
- bury
- bypass
- cherry-pick
- clamor
- disobey
- dissemble
- elide
- flaunt
- gravity
- heed
- ignorance
- ignorant
- intellectualize
- kiss
- leave
- observe
- ostrich
- overlook
- pass
- remark
- rise
- wink
- scorn
- sink
- slight
- slip