neglect
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neglect Definition
(n)
lack
of
attention
and
due
care
(n)
the
state
of
something
that
has
been
unused
and
neglected
; "
the
house
was
in
a
terrible
state
of
neglect
"
(n)
willful
lack
of
care
and
attention
(n)
the
trait
of
neglecting
responsibilities
and
lacking
concern
(n)
failure
to
act
with
the
prudence
that
a
reasonable
person
would
exercise
under
the
same
circumstances
(v)
leave
undone
or
leave
out
; "
How
could
I
miss
that
typo
?"; "
The
workers
on
the
conveyor
belt
miss
one
out
of
ten
"
(v)
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
"
(v)
fail
to
attend
to
; "
he
neglects
his
children
"
(v)
give
little
or
no
attention
to
; "
Disregard
the
errors
"
neglect Synonyms
carelessness
disregard
disuse
drop
fail
ignore
leave out
miss
neglect
neglectfulness
negligence
nonperformance
omit
overleap
overlook
pretermit
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