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- Dictionaryne·glect·ed/nəˈɡlektəd/
adjective
- 1. suffering a lack of proper care: "some severely neglected children" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of NEGLECTED is not given proper or necessary care or attention. How to use neglected in a sentence.
noun. 1. : an act or instance of neglecting something. 2. : the condition of being neglected. Synonyms. Verb. bypass. disregard. forget. ignore. overlook. overpass. pass over. slight.
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.
not receiving enough care or attention: She was distressed at how neglected the children looked. Fewer examples. The badly neglected paintings have all been carefully restored. His claim to be an important and unjustly neglected painter is sheer self-deception - he's no good at all. The cats were neglected and starving.
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.
verb. give little or no attention to. synonyms: disregard, ignore. see more. noun. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern. synonyms: neglectfulness, negligence. see more. noun. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances.
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.
The person or thing that endures such shabby treatment is neglected — feeling unloved, ignored, and in need. Another meaning of neglected is "overlooked," like when you neglected to bring your umbrella and got soaked.
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.
1. verb. If you neglect someone or something, you fail to look after them properly. The woman denied that she had neglected her child. [VERB noun] Feed plants and they grow, neglect them and they suffer. [VERB noun] ...an ancient and neglected church. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: disregard, ignore, leave alone, turn your back on More Synonyms of neglect.
