度外視|どがいしdogaishi[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdisregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 度外視する（どがいしする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 度外視します（どがいしします） |
| Negative (nai) | 度外視しない（どがいししない） |
| polite (masen) | 度外視しません（どがいししません） |
| classical zu / nu | 度外視せず・度外視せぬ（どがいしせず・どがいしせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 度外視した（どがいしした） |
| polite (mashita) | 度外視しました（どがいししました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 度外視しなかった（どがいししなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 度外視しませんでした（どがいししませんでした） |
| Te form | 度外視して（どがいしして） |
| Potential | 度外視できる（どがいしできる） |
| Passive | 度外視される（どがいしされる） |
| Causative | 度外視させる（どがいしさせる） |
| Causative passive | 度外視させられる（どがいしさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 度外視すれば（どがいしすれば） |
| tara | 度外視したら（どがいししたら） |
| Volitional | 度外視しよう（どがいししよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 度外視しましょう（どがいししましょう） |
| Imperative | 度外視しろ（どがいししろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym無視むしNeutralThe most general word for ignoring something, as in 「信号無視」. 「度外視」 is more specific: deliberately setting aside interests, risks or costs.
- Synonym軽んじるかろんじるWrittenWritten/formal prose. To look down on or undervalue, as in 「命を軽んじる」.
- SynonymなおざりWrittenWritten/formal prose. Treating something carelessly or half-heartedly, as in 「なおざりにする」.
- Synonym閑却かんきゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Leaving something unattended and neglected; very rare.
- Related黙殺もくさつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Deliberately refusing to respond to something, as in 「意見を黙殺する」. 「度外視」 is about not factoring something in.
- Related軽視けいしNeutralMaking light of something, as in 「安全を軽視」. 「度外視」 means not considering it at all.
- Related聞き流すききながすNeutralLetting what you hear go in one ear and out the other. 「度外視」 is not limited to things one hears.
- Related放るほうるCasualColloquial. Literally to throw, but also to abandon or walk away from, as in 「仕事を放る」.
- Related等閑とうかんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Treating something carelessly or half-heartedly, as in 「なおざりにする」.
- Related没却ぼっきゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Casting something aside entirely; very rare.
- Related捨て置くすておくNeutralLeaving something as is and not dealing with it, as in 「捨て置けない問題」.
- Related差し置くさしおくNeutralSetting something or someone aside, as in 「上司を差し置いて決める」 (acting over a superior's head), or shelving it.
- Related蔑するなみするWrittenWritten/formal and rare, though still seen today. To slight or disregard. 「度外視」 is about leaving something out of consideration.
- Related放っておくほうっておくCasualColloquial, and the everyday way to say leave alone or ignore. 「度外視」 is more written/formal.
- Related聞き捨てるききすてるNeutralNot taking what one hears seriously; often in the negative 「聞き捨てならない」.
- Antonym重視じゅうしNeutralAntonym: regarding something as important and giving it weight, the opposite of 「度外視」's refusal to consider.
- Antonym考慮こうりょNeutralAntonym: taking something into consideration, the opposite of 「度外視」.
- Antonym配慮はいりょNeutralAntonym: thoughtful consideration for others' needs, the opposite of 「度外視」's setting things aside.
For ordinary ignoring use 「無視」, and for leaving something alone use 「放っておく」. Use 「度外視」 when you deliberately set aside interests, costs or risks, as in 「採算を度外視する」. For regarding something as important, say 「重視」.
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