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- Dictionaryne·glect/nəˈɡlek(t)/
verb
- 1. fail to care for properly: "the old churchyard has been sadly neglected" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. the state or fact of being uncared for: "animals dying through disease or neglect" Similar
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The meaning of NEGLECT is to give little attention or respect to : disregard. How to use neglect in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Neglect.
a situation in which you do not give enough care or attention to someone or something, or the state of not receiving enough care or attention: Both parents were found guilty of neglect and their child was taken away from them. Over the years the church has fallen into a state of neglect. Synonym. disuse. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years. Synonyms: ignore. to be remiss in the care or treatment of: to neglect one's family; to neglect one's appearance. to omit, through indifference or carelessness: to neglect to reply to an invitation.
Neglect is worse than ignoring something. It's ignoring it, failing to care for it, and probably harming it in the process. The word neglect comes from the Latin verb neglegere, which means "disregarded."
a situation in which you do not give enough care or attention to someone or something, or the state of not receiving enough care or attention: Both parents were found guilty of neglect and their child was taken away from them. Over the years the church has fallen into a state of neglect. Synonym. disuse.
n. 1. The act or an instance of neglecting something: Your neglect of my advice will only make matters worse. 2. The state or fact of being neglected: The garden fell into neglect. 3. Habitual lack of care: The dog has been subjected to terrible neglect.
To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight. To neglect strangers. Wiktionary. Synonyms: lie down on the job. let-the-grass-grow-under-one-s-feet. be irresponsible. be careless. let-slip. let pass.
5 meanings: 1. to fail to give due care, attention, or time to 2. to fail (to do something) through thoughtlessness or.... Click for more definitions.
noun. /nɪˈɡlekt/ [uncountable] the fact of not giving enough care or attention to something/somebody; the state of not receiving enough care or attention. The buildings are crumbling from years of neglect. The place smelled of decay and neglect. The gardens sadly fell into neglect and disrepair.
to not do something, often intentionally: He neglected to mention the fact that we could lose money on the deal. neglect. noun [ U ] uk / nɪˈɡlekt / us. a failure to give enough care or attention to something or someone: to suffer years of neglect. (Definition of neglect from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
