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- DictionaryNe·glect/nəˈɡlek(t)/
verb
- 1. fail to care for properly: "the old churchyard has been sadly neglected" Similar fail to look afterfail to care forfail to provide forleave aloneabandonarchaic:forsakeOpposite cherishlook aftercare for
- ▪ not pay proper attention to; disregard: "you neglect our advice at your peril" Similar pay little/no attention tolet slidenot attend tobe remiss aboutbe lax aboutleave undonelose sight ofskimp onshirkskipdisregardignorepay no attention totake no notice ofpay no heed todiscountset asideoverlookturn a deaf ear tothrow to the windsdisdainpass overpass byscornslightspurnrebuffturn one's back onOpposite concentrate onattend (to)heed
- ▪ fail to do something: "he neglected to write to her" Similar failomitforgetnot rememberarchaic:pretermitOpposite remember
noun
- 1. the state or fact of being uncared for: "animals dying through disease or neglect" Similar disrepairdilapidationdeteriorationshabbinessdisuseabandonmentrare:desuetude
- ▪ the action of not taking proper care of someone or something: "she was accused of child neglect"
- ▪ failure to do something: "he was reported for neglect of duty" Similar negligencefailure to take proper carelack of proper care and attentiondereliction of dutynonperformance/non-fulfillment of dutyfailure to take proper actionremissnessneglectfulnesscarelessnessheedlessnesslack of concernunconcernlaxitylaxnessslacknessirresponsibilityculpaformal:delinquencyOpposite care
Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin neglect- ‘disregarded’, from the verb neglegere, from neg- ‘not’ + legere ‘choose, pick up’.
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