I've been looking for a single word that exactly means "to stop listening", but I haven't found anything. Is there such a word?
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In many instances, "ignore" will work for you.
From Dictionary.com:
ignore
verb (used with object), ignored, ignoring.
1.
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
to ignore insulting remarks.
Informally, from comments below, there are these options:
- tune out
- drift off
- zone out
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Yeah, it will +1, but isn't there a word directly related to "not to listen", even if olde?– KyleMar 30, 2016 at 19:40
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Checking Thesaurs.com, none of the antonyms is specific to our auditory sense.– TecBratMar 30, 2016 at 19:43
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Exactly, that's why I came here with the hope of finding a word even if really archaic– KyleMar 30, 2016 at 19:44
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Another phrase, though slang, is to "zone out" and yet another is to "drift off"– TecBratMar 30, 2016 at 19:44
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1@Mr. Derpinthoughton In one sense, yes. Not in the sense TecBrat means. 'Tune out' is another option if you can put up with a multi-word verb. Mar 30, 2016 at 19:50