ignoring feedback
Dismissing offered input
Ignoring feedback is the practice of disregarding input, criticism, or suggestions from others.
It can be deliberate—choosing not to act on advice you've heard—or passive, where information simply doesn't register.
The phrase often carries negative connotations, implying stubbornness or missed opportunity for improvement: The company kept ignoring feedback from users until it was too late.
Sometimes ignoring feedback is strategic: not all criticism deserves a response.
- dismissingRemoving from position
- tuning outDeliberately not hearing
- not listeningFailing to attend
- deaf earsUnwillingness to hear
- brushing offDisregarding without consideration
in one ear out the other · la la la · stonewalling · deflecting · turning a blind eye · denial · oblivious · head in the clouds · stubborn · defensive · unreceptive · closed-minded · resistant · shutting down · blind spot · arrogance · ego · criticism
- career mistakesburning bridges, job hopping, bad reference, missed deadline, blaming others
- learning mistakesprocrastination, cramming, skipping steps, poor time management, copying
- thinking errorsad hominem, straw man, slippery slope, confirmation bias, sunk cost fallacy
- fixed mindsetinflexibility, rigidity, stubbornness, closed-mindedness, stagnation
- marketing blundersfalse advertising, misleading claims, false claims, overpromising, cultural insensitivity