misregard
verbEtymology From mis- + regard.
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To disregard; fail to heed; ignore; neglect.
- To misregard the Word is in the account of Paul, to misregard ones own Salvation, he does not prise his own Soul, as he should do: […]1655, William Lyford, The plain mans senses exercised to discern both good and evil:
- […] yet such being their resolution, that in they would, and be worshipful upon any terms, they misregarded all formerly-used steps of promotion, accounting them but unnecessary, and most rudely rushing into the very sanctuary, they immediately hung out the orange colours to testifie their conquest of the honour of knights-baronet.1870, William Alexander, The Poetical Works:
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- Both minister and session were 'highly offended that he should have so far misregarded his pastor and provoked him to ire.'2002, Margo Todd, The Culture of Protestantism in Early Modern Scotland:
- Derived terms
- misregarder