Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
He disregarded his wife's feelings in the matter, which made her furious enough to think of divorce.

• A. Did not ignore
• B. Paid no attention to
• C. Discharged
• D. Considered
• E. Was careless

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Paid no attention to

'Disregard' means to pay no attention to; ignore.

"the body of evidence is too substantial to disregard"

In this context, he disregarded his wife's feelings means that he paid no attention to his wife's feelings. Hence, option B is correct and the other options are not because they do not provide the appropriate information.