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► 副詞
しれっと  [(2)しれっと]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 4
☆ あいつは迷惑をかけたにしれっとしている ⇨ He caused so much trouble for others and is acting like nothing happened

► 動詞
無視  [(1)むし]  [無視する]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 1
☆ 彼女のことを無視している ⇨ She is ignoring me

しかと  [しかと]  [しかとする]  [coll]  [peer]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 3
☆ あいつシカトしてやがる ⇨ He is ignoring me  (☛ Ignore in a hostile manner)

澄ます  [(2)すます]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 3
☆ 彼女はおならをしておいて澄ましたをしている ⇨ She farted but kept straight face as if nothing happened  (☛ Have a straight face, ignoring something)

見過ごす  [みすごす]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 3
☆ これを黙って見過ごすわけにはいかない ⇨ We can’t just overlook this quietly  (☛ See something bad and take no action)

看過  [(1)かんか]  [看過する]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 4
☆ 教会牧師児童虐待を看過してきた ⇨ The church has been turning a blind eye to child abuse by the priests

聞き捨てる  [(4)ききすてる]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 4
☆ それは聞き捨てならない ⇨ I can’t ignore, tolerate, it (what you just said)  (☛ Ignore what someone says)

聞き流す  [(4)ききながす]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 4
☆ あいつの言うは聞き流しておけばいい ⇨ You can just ignore what he says  (☛ Ignore what someone says)

差し置く  [(3)さしおく]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 4
☆ 上司を差し置いて社長進言した ⇨ He went over his boss’ head and gave his opinion to the CEO  (☛ Ignore someone who has the authority)

度外視  [(2)どがいし]  [度外視する]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 4
☆ この際費用は度外視してでも計画めるべきだ ⇨ Under the circumstances we need to push the project ignoring the cost  (☛ Overlook something bad, in order to prioritize something else)

► 成句
馬鹿  [(2)ばか]  [馬鹿にする]  [coll]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 1
☆ ただの風邪だと言って馬鹿にしちゃいけない ⇨ You cannot treat a common cold as trivial

馬鹿  [(1)ばか]  [馬鹿に出来ない]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 2
☆ 極論者は馬鹿に出来ない ⇨ You cannot treat extremists as trivial. They are dangerous

  [め]  [目を瞑る]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 2
☆ 同僚不正に目をつぶった ⇨ He closed his eyes for, ignored, his coworker’s corruption

外方  [(1)そっぽ]  [外方を向く]  [coll]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 3
☆ 大衆技術にそっぽをいた ⇨ The mass turned the other way for, didn’t take to, the new technology  (☛ Literally means “turn outward”. Look at something once, and then show no interest)

  [(2)もの]  [物ともしない]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 3
☆ この悪路も物ともせずに走る ⇨ This car runs undeterred by bad rough roads  (☛ Stay unaffected by adversities)
☆ 批判を物ともせず計画めた ⇨ He pushed the project without getting deterred by criticisms  (☛ Stay unaffected by adversities)

► 名詞
無視  [(1)むし]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 1
☆ あんなバカはとにかく無視だ ⇨ We should just ignore a moron like him
☆ 信号無視 ⇨ Ignoring traffic light. Running through a red light

尻目  [しりめ]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 4
☆ 記者陣を尻目に乗り込んだ ⇨ He got in a car ignoring the media reporters  (☛ Literally “the edge of an eye”. Just take a glimpse and brush off)

► 形容動詞
そっち退け  [そっちのけ]    meaning:  ignore  rank: 3
☆ 勉強そっち退けで一日中ゲームをしている ⇨ He is playing games all day, ignoring his study  (☛ Literally “move over”. Ignore, usually something you should not)