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Definition of Neglect
1. Verb. Leave undone or leave out. "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
Specialized synonyms: Forget, Jump, Pass Over, Skip, Skip Over
Antonyms: Attend To
Derivative terms: Neglecter, Omissible, Omission, Omission, Omissive, Pretermission
2. Noun. Lack of attention and due care.
Generic synonyms: Inattention
Specialized synonyms: Omission
Derivative terms: Disregard, Disregard
3. Verb. Fail to do something; leave something undone. "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"
Specialized synonyms: Lose Track, Strike Out, Default, Default On, Choke, Muff, Miss
Derivative terms: Failure
4. Noun. The state of something that has been unused and neglected. "The house was in a terrible state of neglect"
5. Verb. Fail to attend to. "Sam cannot neglect Sue "; "He neglects his children"
6. Noun. Willful lack of care and attention.
Generic synonyms: Mistreatment
Specialized synonyms: Despite
Derivative terms: Disregard, Disregard
7. Verb. Give little or no attention to. "Disregard the errors"
Specialized synonyms: Pretermit
Derivative terms: Disregard, Disregard, Neglecter, Negligent
8. Noun. The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern.
Generic synonyms: Carelessness, Sloppiness
Specialized synonyms: Delinquency, Dereliction, Willful Neglect, Laxity, Laxness, Remissness, Slackness
Derivative terms: Neglectful, Neglectful, Negligent
9. Noun. Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances.
Generic synonyms: Nonaccomplishment, Nonachievement
Specialized synonyms: Dereliction, Comparative Negligence, Concurrent Negligence, Contributory Negligence, Criminal Negligence, Culpable Negligence, Neglect Of Duty, Dodging, Escape, Evasion
Derivative terms: Careless
Definition of Neglect
1. v. t. Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts.
2. n. Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy.
Definition of Neglect
1. Verb. (transitive) To disregard or pay little attention to something. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To fail to care for, or attend to something. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness. ¹
4. Noun. The act of neglecting. ¹
5. Noun. The state of being neglected. ¹
6. Noun. Habitual lack of care. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Neglect
1. to fail to pay attention to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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