neglect
- neglect
- [[t]nɪgle̱kt[/t]]
neglects, neglecting, neglected
1) VERB If you neglect someone or something, you fail to look after them properly.
[V n] The woman denied that she had neglected her child...
[V n] Feed plants and they grow, neglect them and they suffer.
[V-ed] ...an ancient and neglected church.
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Neglect is also a noun.
The town's old quayside is collapsing after years of neglect... Niwano's business began to suffer from neglect.
2) VERB If you neglect someone or something, you fail to give them the amount of attention that they deserve.
[V n] He'd given too much to his career, worked long hours, neglected her...
[V n] If you are not careful, children tend to neglect their homework.
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neglected ADJ-GRADED v-link ADJ, ADJ n, ADJ after v The fact that she is not coming today makes her grandmother feel lonely and neglected.
... a neglected aspect of London's forgotten history...
The journal she had begun lay neglected on her bedside table.
3) VERB If you neglect to do something that you ought to do or neglect your duty, you fail to do it.
[V to-inf] We often neglect to make proper use of our bodies...
[V n] They never neglect their duties, and they care for their children conscientiously.
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neglect — ne·glect n: a disregard of duty resulting from carelessness, indifference, or willfulness; esp: a failure to provide a child under one s care with proper food, clothing, shelter, supervision, medical care, or emotional stability compare abuse 2,… … Law dictionary
neglect — vb Neglect, omit, disregard, ignore, overlook, slight, forget are comparable when they mean to pass over something without giving it due or sufficient attention. Neglect usually implies intentional or unintentional failure to give full or proper… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Neglect — Neg*lect , n. [L. neglectus. See {Neglect}, v.] 1. 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Neglect — Neg*lect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neglected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Neglecting}.] [L. neglectus, p. p. of neglegere (negligere) to disregard, neglect, the literal sense prob. being, not to pick up; nec not, nor (fr. ne not + que, a particle akin to Goth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neglect — [ni glekt′] vt. [< L neglectus, pp. of negligere, neglegere, not to heed, be regardless of < neg (see NEGATION) + legere, to gather (see LOGIC)] 1. to ignore or disregard [to neglect the advice of others] 2. to fail to care for or attend to … English World dictionary
neglect — [n1] disregard carelessness, coolness, delinquency, disdain, disregardance, disrespect, heedlessness, inadvertence, inattention, inconsideration, indifference, laxity, laxness, oversight, scorn, slight, thoughtlessness, unconcern; concepts… … New thesaurus
neglect — ► VERB 1) fail to give proper care or attention to. 2) fail to do something. ► NOUN 1) the state of being neglected. 2) the action of neglecting. ORIGIN Latin neglegere disregard … English terms dictionary
Neglect — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 R29.5 Neurologischer Neglect … Deutsch Wikipedia
neglect — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ general, total ▪ relative ▪ benign ▪ The 18th century interior of the building has survived through benign neglect. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Neglect — For the neuropsychological condition, see Hemispatial neglect. Neglect is a passive form of abuse in which a perpetrator is responsible to provide care for a victim who is unable to care for himself or herself, but fails to provide adequate care … Wikipedia
neglect — neglectedly, adv. neglectedness, n. neglecter, neglector, n. /ni glekt /, v.t. 1. to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years. 2. to be remiss in the care or treatment of: to … Universalium
