The difference between Disregard and Listen
When used as verbs, disregard means to ignore, whereas listen means to pay attention to a sound or speech.
Disregard is also noun with the meaning: the act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about.
check bellow for the other definitions of Disregard and Listen
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Disregard as a noun:
The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about; misregard.
Examples:
"The government's disregard for the needs of disabled people is outrageous."
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Disregard as a verb (transitive):
To ignore; pay no attention to.
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Listen as a verb (intransitive):
To pay attention to a sound or speech.
Examples:
"Please listen carefully as I explain.  nowrap I like to listen to music."
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Listen as a verb (intransitive):
To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal.
Examples:
"You should listen for the starting gun."
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Listen as a verb (intransitive):
To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
Examples:
"'Listen, the only reason I yelled at you was because nowrap I was upset, OK?  nowrap Good children listen to their parents."
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Listen as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To hear (something or someone), to pay attention to.
Compare words:
Compare with synonyms and related words:
- disregard vs misregard
- disregard vs unheed
- disregard vs unmind
- attend vs listen
- behear vs listen
- give ear vs listen
- hark vs listen
- hear vs listen
- heed vs listen
- list vs listen
- listen vs mind
- listen vs note
- listen vs pay attention
- ignore vs listen
- await vs listen
- anticipate vs listen
- expect vs listen
- listen vs wait for
- agree vs listen
- assent vs listen
- hearken vs listen
- listen vs mind
- listen vs obey
- disobey vs listen
- disregard vs listen
- hear vs listen
- listen vs mind
- heed vs listen