pays no heed
Doesn't listen up
To pay no heed is to ignore or disregard something, often deliberately: She pays no heed to what the critics say.
The phrase suggests awareness of something that one chooses not to act on or worry about.
It carries a slightly formal or literary tone compared to simply saying "ignores."
- ignoreRefuse to notice
- turn a deaf earIntentionally refuse to listen
- absent-mindednessPreoccupied inattention to surroundings
- thoughtlessnessLack of careful consideration
- brush offDismissive rejection of someone
blow off · shrug off · neglect · overlook · look the other way · blind eye · obliviousness · willful ignorance · tune out · disregard · inattentiveness · apathy · carelessness · unconcern · indifference · distraction · wave off · dismiss
attention and awareness
pays no heedpays attention
Focuses awareness deliberately
pays heed · heeds · takes notice · takes heed · attends to
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