different between disregard vs thoughtlessness

English

Etymology

From dis- +? regard. Compare misregard.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d?s??????d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d?s??????d/
• Rhymes: -??(?)d
• Hyphenation: dis?re?gard

Noun

disregard (usually uncountable, plural disregards)

1. The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about; misregard.

   The government's disregard for the needs of disabled people is outrageous.

Translations

Verb

disregard (third-person singular simple present disregards, present participle disregarding, simple past and past participle disregarded)

1. (transitive) To ignore; pay no attention to.

Synonyms

• misregard, unheed, unmind; see also Thesaurus:ignore

Translations

English

Etymology

thoughtless +? -ness

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????tl?sn?s/, /????tl?sn?s/, /????tl?sn?s/
• (General American) enPR: thôt?l?s-n?s, thôt?l?s-n?s, thôt?l?s-n?s, IPA^(key): /???tl?sn?s/, /???tl?sn?s/, /???tl?sn?s/
• (cot–caught merger) enPR: thät?l?s-n?s, thät?l?s-n?s, thät?l?s-n?s, IPA^(key): /???tl?sn?s/, /???tl?sn?s/, /???tl?sn?s/

Noun

thoughtlessness (uncountable)

1. disregard for other's feelings
2. heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions

Antonyms

• thoughtfulness

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