Dismiss vs. Disregard — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dismiss and Disregard
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Definitions
Dismiss➦
Order or allow to leave; send away
She dismissed the taxi at the corner of the road
Disregard➦
To pay no attention or heed to; ignore
We disregarded your advice.
Dismiss➦
Treat as unworthy of serious consideration
It would be easy to dismiss him as all brawn and no brain
Disregard➦
To show no evidence of attention concerning (something)
Conduct that disregards risks to others.
Dismiss➦
To end the employment or service of; discharge.
Disregard➦
To treat without proper respect or attentiveness.
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Dismiss➦
To direct or allow to leave
Dismissed troops after the inspection.
Dismissed the student after reprimanding him.
Disregard➦
Lack of thoughtful attention or due regard.
Dismiss➦
To stop considering; rid one's mind of; dispel
Dismissed all thoughts of running for office.
Disregard➦
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.
Dismiss➦
To refuse to accept or recognize; reject
Dismissed the claim as highly improbable.
Disregard➦
(transitive) To ignore; pay no attention to.
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Dismiss➦
(Law) To adjudicate (a cause of action) as insufficient to proceed further in court because of some deficiency in law or fact.
Disregard➦
Not to regard; to pay no heed to; to omit to take notice of; to neglect to observe; to slight as unworthy of regard or notice; as, to disregard the admonitions of conscience.
Studious of good, man disregarded fame.
Dismiss➦
To eject (a player or coach) for the remainder of a game.
Disregard➦
The act of disregarding, or the state of being disregarded; intentional neglect; omission of notice; want of attention; slight.
The disregard of experience.
Dismiss➦
To put out (a batter) in cricket.
Disregard➦
Lack of attention and due care
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
The company dismissed me after less than a year.
Disregard➦
Willful lack of care and attention
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To order to leave.
The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
Disregard➦
Refuse to acknowledge;
She cut him dead at the meeting
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.
He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.
Disregard➦
Bar from attention or consideration;
She dismissed his advances
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.
The court dismissed the case.
Disregard➦
Give little or no attention to;
Disregard the errors
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration.
By telling the victim to "get over it", the listener dismissed the victim's feelings.
Dismiss➦
(transitive) To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as).
She dismissed him with a wave of the hand.
Dismiss➦
To get a batsman out.
He was dismissed for 99 runs.
Dismiss➦
To give someone a red card; to send off.
Dismiss➦
To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away.
He dismissed the assembly.
Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock.
Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs.
Dismiss➦
To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses his servant.
Dismiss➦
To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court.
Dismiss➦
Dismission.
Dismiss➦
Bar from attention or consideration;
She dismissed his advances
Dismiss➦
Cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration;
This case is dismissed!
Dismiss➦
Stop associating with;
They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock
Dismiss➦
Terminate the employment of;
The boss fired his secretary today
The company terminated 25% of its workers
Dismiss➦
End one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave;
I was dismissed after I gave my report
Dismiss➦
Declare void;
The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections
