take no notice of

Pay no attention

To take no notice of something is to ignore it or pay it no attention, whether deliberately or through genuine unawareness: She took no notice of his complaints.

The phrase often implies that something deserving attention is being disregarded: He took no notice of the warning signs.

Related

brush off · blow off · disregard · overlook · look past · neglect · cold shoulder · let go · make light of · tune out · look the other way · forget · gloss over · turn a blind eye · dismiss · snub · discount · omit

Opposites
attention/awareness

take no notice ofnotice

Become aware of

heed · attend to · observe · register · note

response/engagement

take no notice ofaddress

Speak to formally

acknowledge · confront · act on · deal with · attend to

confrontation/avoidance

take no notice ofconfront

Face squarely, address directly

face · tackle · challenge · stand up to · call out

Family

take, notice, mistake, taken, taking, notion, overtake, noticing, noticed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G