無視|むしmushi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbdisregarding; ignoring
   彼かれは私の忠告ちゅうこくを無視むしした。↗

   He took no notice of my advice.

• Synonym黙殺もくさつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Means staying silent and giving no response to an opinion or request; 「無視」 is broader and can also mean simply failing to notice something.
• Synonym度外視どがいしWrittenWritten/formal prose. Excludes a condition from consideration, as in ignoring cost; 「無視」 also covers ignoring a person or failing to notice something.
• SynonymなおざりWrittenWritten/formal prose. To treat something carelessly, mostly in 「等閑に付す」; 「無視」 stresses not heeding, and everyday neglect can also be expressed with 「無視」.
• Related聞き流すききながすNeutralNeutral. To hear but not take to heart; also used for listening to music casually. 「無視」 is not limited to what is heard and also applies to people or rules.
• Related放るほうるCasualColloquial. Close to 「無視」 in the sense of leaving something be, stressing that it stays as is; it also means to throw, a sense 「無視」 cannot replace.
• Related軽んじるかろんじるWrittenWritten/formal prose. To undervalue something's worth or importance, which may lead to ignoring it; 「無視」 stresses not heeding and can also mean failing to notice.
• Related軽視けいしNeutralNeutral. To see little value or importance in something, possibly ignoring it entirely; 「無視」 stresses not heeding or treating it as if absent, and can mean not noticing.
• RelatedネグレクトNeutralNeutral. Can mean neglect, especially a guardian abandoning the care of a child or elderly person; 「無視」 does not specifically refer to a duty of care.
• Related蔑するなみするWrittenWritten/formal prose. To slight or ignore; rare in modern usage. In everyday speech say 「無視する」.
• Related差し置くさしおくNeutralNeutral. To set aside a person or matter that should be considered first; can also mean postponing. 「無視」 need not involve order or priority.
• Related放っておくほうっておくCasualColloquial. To leave something alone or not intervene; can also imply leaving someone in peace. 「無視」 stresses not heeding or not taking something into account.
• Related等閑とうかんWrittenWritten/formal prose. To treat something carelessly, mostly in 「等閑に付す」; 「無視」 stresses not heeding, and everyday neglect can also be expressed with 「無視」.
• Related聞き捨てるききすてるNeutralNeutral. To hear something and pay it no heed, mostly in 「聞き捨てならない」; 「無視」 is not limited to hearing and also applies to people and facts.
• RelatedないがしろWrittenWritten/formal prose. To treat a person or thing with disdain, as if it did not exist, often as 「蔑ろにする」; 「無視」 can also mean unintentionally failing to notice.
• Related没却ぼっきゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare. To cast aside or treat something as nonexistent, stressing exclusion; close to 「無視」, but everyday disregard is normally 「無視」.
• Related閑却かんきゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose. To neglect or leave something unattended; rare in modern usage. In everyday speech say 「放っておく」.
• Related捨て置くすておくWrittenWritten/formal prose. To leave something as is and not deal with it, often in 「捨て置けない」; 「無視」 puts more weight on not heeding or not considering.
• Antonym重視じゅうしNeutralNeutral. To regard something as important and give it weight — the opposite of 「無視」, as in 「安全を重視する」.
• Antonym注目ちゅうもくNeutralNeutral. To pay attention or watch closely — the opposite of not heeding, as in 「世間の注目を集める」.

「無視」 is the default for not heeding or not taking something into account, and also covers failing to notice. Use 「黙殺」 for giving no reply to an opinion or request, 「軽視」 for rating importance low, 「放っておく」 for leaving something alone, and 「聞き流す」 for letting what you hear go unheeded. 「度外視」 excludes a condition from consideration; 「ネグレクト」 is neglect of care duties. 「蔑する」, 「等閑」, 「没却」, 「閑却」, 「軽んじる」, 「蔑ろ」 and 「捨て置く」 are written or rare — prefer 「無視」 in daily speech. Antonyms: 「重視」, 「注目」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 見落みおとしてしまうこと。認識にんしきできていないこと。
2. ないものと見みなすこと。取とるに足たらないとみなして考慮こうりょしないこと。
3. 相手あいてにしないこと。連絡れんらくや声掛こえかけ、指示しじなどを放置ほうちし対応たいおうしないこと。ないがしろにすること。
4. 存在そんざいしないと見みなす。無ない物ものと見みなす。相手あいてにしない。