Word Information

Neglect

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Definitions for Neglect

noun
lack of attention and due care
Synonyms
disregard
noun
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
Synonyms
disuse
Examples
  1. the house was in a terrible state of neglect
noun
willful lack of care and attention
Synonyms
disregard
noun
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
Synonyms
negligence neglectfulness
noun
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Synonyms
negligence carelessness nonperformance
verb
leave undone or leave out
Synonyms
pretermit omit drop miss leave out overlook overleap
Examples
  1. How could I miss that typo?
  2. The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
verb
fail to do something
Synonyms
fail
Examples
  1. leave something undone
  2. She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib
  3. The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account
verb
fail to attend to
Examples
  1. he neglects his children
verb
give little or no attention to
Synonyms
ignore disregard
Examples
  1. Disregard the errors

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