cavalier disregard

collocation in English

meaningsofcavalieranddisregard

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cavalier
adjective
uk
/ˌkæv.əlˈɪər/us
/ˌkæv.əlˈɪr/
not considering other people's feelings ...
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disregard
noun[U]
uk
/ˌdɪs.rɪˈɡɑːd/us
/ˌdɪs.rɪˈɡɑːrd/
the fact of showing no care or respect ...
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(Definition ofcavalieranddisregardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcavalier disregard

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In protest against that incompetence and thecavalierdisregardof nature conservation, we shall press our amendment.
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Given his owncavalierdisregardfor the law, we could not expect him to be bound by such a pledge.
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Their opposition is characterised by cynical opportunism and acavalierdisregardfor the facts.
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Such projects show acavalierdisregardof risk.
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Again, they show acavalierdisregardof the facts.
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They have done so with acavalierdisregardfor civil liberties.
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If we look at the use of hypodermic needles in medicine, it used to be that they would be tossed with acavalierdisregardinto any sort of receptacle.
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Those factors, coupled with acavalierdisregardfor accuracy and balance in the pursuit of profits from circulation, have contributed powerfully to the growth of national cynicism.
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The auditors found that the director had shown "cavalierdisregardfor the standards of conduct expected from public officers", and concluded that "the contract was improperly entered into".
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It would be intolerable to allow any party to a marriage to have a divorce withcavalierdisregardof the financial position of the wife and children.
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Rightly or wrongly, these people believe that over the past history, from 1943 onwards, there has been acavalierdisregardof the proposals which they have made.
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