เพิกเฉย

pêrk chŏei

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] ignore; disregard

to deliberately not pay attention to something or someone; to take no action despite being aware

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เลือกlêuuakเลือกlêuuak1[to] choose; select; pick2picky; choosy; selective3[to] electเพิกเฉยpêrk chŏeiเพิกเฉยpêrk chŏei1[to] ignore; disregard2indifferent; unresponsive (literary/formal)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ทำอะไรtam à-raiทำอะไรtam à-raiwhat are you doing?
He saw the problem but chose to ignore it and do nothing.
2NounC1

indifferent; unresponsive (literary/formal)

formal/literary: showing no concern or reaction; remaining aloof or unmoved

Examples

แม้จะmáe jàแม้จะmáe jàalthough; even though; even ifถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)วิจารณ์wí-jaanวิจารณ์wí-jaan1[to] critique; [to] comment on2[to] criticize (often negatively)อย่างหนักyàang nàkอย่างหนักyàang nàkheavily; severely; seriously; intenselyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังคงyang kongยังคงyang kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doเพิกเฉยpêrk chŏeiเพิกเฉยpêrk chŏei1[to] ignore; disregard2indifferent; unresponsive (literary/formal)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตอบโต้dtòp dtôตอบโต้dtòp dtô1[to] respond; react2[to] retaliate; hit back3[to] counter; rebut4[to] counterattack (military/sports)
Despite heavy criticism, he remained indifferent and did not respond.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เมินเฉยmern chŏeiเมินเฉยmern chŏei[to] ignore; [to] be indifferent

[to] ignore; [to] be indifferent

เฉยเมยchŏie moieเฉยเมยchŏie moie1indifferent; unresponsive; apathetic2indifferently; apathetically
  • indifferent; unresponsive; apathetic
  • indifferently; apathetically
ละเลยlá loeiละเลยlá loei[to] neglect; disregard

[to] neglect; disregard

เมินmernเมินmern1[to] turn away; avert2[to] ignore; disregard
  • [to] turn away; avert
  • [to] ignore; disregard
มองข้ามmong kâamมองข้ามmong kâam1[to] overlook; miss [sth/sb]2[to] ignore; dismiss as unimportant3[to] pass over; skip [a step/person]4[to] look over/beyond (literal)
  • [to] overlook; miss [sth/sb]
  • [to] ignore; dismiss as unimportant
  • [to] pass over; skip [a step/person]
  • [to] look over/beyond (literal)