Definition
To ignore, fail to heed, or contradict a warning given to someone.
Etymology
From Middle English dis- (prefix meaning 'opposite of' or 'not') combined with warn (from Old English warnian, meaning 'to caution'). The prefix dis- reverses or negates the action of warning.
Kelly Says
This word captures a very human tendency—we often diswarn ourselves by ignoring advice we know is good. It's the opposite of heeding, which is why it's rarely used today; modern English just says 'ignore' instead, but this archaic form shows how productive the dis- prefix once was in Middle English.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስጠንቀቂያ
ma-s-ten-qe-qi-ya
BNবাংলা
সতর্কতা
so-tork-ta
CSČeština
upozornění
u-poz-no-men-yee
DADansk
advarsel
ad-var-sel
DEDeutsch
Warnung
var-nung
ELΕλληνικά
προειδοποίηση
pro-ee-do-po-ee-see
ESEspañol
advertencia
ad-ver-ten-thee-ah
FISuomi
varoitus
va-ro-i-tus
FRFrançais
avertissement
a-ver-tis-man
GUGU
ચેતવણી
che-ta-va-nee
HEעברית
אזהרה
a-ze-ha-rah
HIहिन्दी
चेतावनी
che-ta-va-nee
HUMagyar
figyelmeztetés
fi-gyel-mez-te-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
peringatan
pe-rin-ga-ta-an
ITItaliano
avvertimento
av-ver-tee-men-toh
KMKM
ការពាក្យ
ka-ar-pea-k-y
MRMR
उपसंशय
oo-pa-san-shay
MSBahasa Melayu
peringatan
pe-rin-ga-ta-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်
kya-ng-ht
NLNederlands
waarschuwing
va-ro-soe-wing
NONorsk
advarsel
ad-var-sel
PLPolski
ostrzeżenie
os-trze-zhen-ie
PTPortuguês
advertência
ad-ver-ten-thee-ah
RORomână
avertisment
a-ver-tis-ment
RUРусский
предупреждение
pred-oo-prezh-den-ee-e
SVSvenska
varning
var-ning
SWKiswahili
uamsho
u-am-sho
TAதமிழ்
चेताவனி
che-ta-va-ni
TEతెలుగు
చెताవని
che-ta-va-ni
THไทย
คำเตือน
kham-dtuaen
UKУкраїнська
попередження
po-pered-zhen-nya
URاردو
خبردار
kha-bar-dar
VITiếng Việt
cảnh báo
canh-bau
ZUZU
isivumelwano
ee-see-voo-mel-wa-no