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- Dictionaryneglected/nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/
adjective
- 1. suffering a lack of proper care: "some severely neglected children" Similar Opposite
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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 not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility: to neglect your appearance /the house. He neglects that poor dog - he never takes him for walks or gives him any attention. She's been neglecting her studies this semester. neglect to do something. C2. to not do something, often because you forget:
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.
The meaning of NEGLECTED is not given proper or necessary care or attention. How to use neglected in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
