Definition of Neglect
Verb: neglect ni'glekt
- Leave undone or leave out
"How could I neglect that typo?";
- pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap
- Not do something; leave something undone
"She neglected to notice that her child was no longer in his crib";
- fail
- Fail to attend to
"he neglects his children"
- Give little or no attention to
"neglect the errors";
- ignore, disregard, tune out
- Lack of attention and due care
- disregard
- The state of something that has been unused and neglected
"the house was in a terrible state of neglect";
- disuse
- Wilful lack of care and attention
- disregard
- The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
- negligence, neglectfulness
- Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
- negligence, carelessness, nonperformance
Anagrams containing the word neglect