ignoring
Meaning of ignoring
- refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally.
he ignored her outraged question
late 15th century (in the sense ‘be ignorant of’): from French ignorer or Latin ignorare ‘not know, ignore’, from in- ‘not’ + gno-, a base meaning ‘know’. Current senses date from the early 19th century.
Information about ignoring
- It is a verb.
- Languages in which ignoring is used:
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Hyphenation of ignoring
ig-nor-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- ignoring is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
ignoring synonyms
Meaning pay no attention to; ignore:
Meaning rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully:
Meaning insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention:
Meaning reject with disdain or contempt:
Meaning persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution:
Meaning refuse to do (something) from feelings of pride or superiority:
Meaning ignore or refuse to recognize (someone):
Meaning make (something) blank or empty:
Meaning exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal):
Meaning fail to observe (a law, regulation, or agreement):
Meaning offend against the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct):
Meaning fail to obey (rules, a command, or someone in authority):
Meaning make a gap in and break through (a wall, barrier, or defence):
Meaning openly resist or refuse to obey:
Meaning openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention):
Meaning fail or neglect to do:
Meaning go past or round:
Meaning ignore or disregard (something, especially a fault or offence):
Meaning not pay proper attention to; disregard:
Meaning deny (someone) access to a place, group, or privilege:
Meaning omit (part of a book that one is reading, or a stage in a sequence that one is following):
ignoring antonyms
Meaning accept or admit the existence or truth of:
Meaning submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law):
Anagrams of ignoring
Words that rhyme with ignoring
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