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neglect - Dictionary definition and meaning for neglect

NEGLECT

  • (noun) willful lack of care and attention

    synonyms : disregard

  • (noun) failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

    synonyms : carelessness , negligence , nonperformance

    The child got lost in the park due to the servant’s negligence. -added by naila_inlas

  • (noun) the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

    synonyms : neglectfulness , negligence

    Seema’s negligence towards her work bothers her colleagues. -added by naila_inlas

  • (noun) lack of attention and due care

    synonyms : disregard

  • (noun) the state of something that has been unused and neglected

    "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"

    synonyms : disuse

  • (verb) leave undone or leave out

    "How could I miss that typo?", "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

    synonyms : drop , leave out , miss , omit , overleap , overlook , pretermit

  • (verb) fail to attend to

    "he neglects his children"

  • (verb) give little or no attention to

    "Disregard the errors"

    synonyms : disregard , ignore

  • (verb) fail to do something; leave something undone

    "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib", "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"

    synonyms : fail

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