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    neglect
    /nɪˈɡlɛkt/

    verb

    • 1. fail to care for properly: "the old churchyard has been sadly neglected" Similar fail to look afterfail to care forfail to provide forleave aloneOpposite cherishlook aftercare for

    noun

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNEGLECT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › neglectNeglect Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of NEGLECT is to give little attention or respect to : disregard. How to use neglect in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Neglect.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › neglectNEGLECT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNEGLECT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNEGLECT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    5 meanings: 1. to fail to give due care, attention, or time to 2. to fail (to do something) through thoughtlessness or.... Click for more definitions.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › neglectNeglect - definition of neglect by The Free Dictionary

    1. to fail to give due care, attention, or time to: to neglect a child. 2. to fail (to do something) through thoughtlessness or carelessness: he neglected to tell her. 3. to ignore or disregard: she neglected his frantic signals. n. 4. lack of due care or attention; negligence: the child starved through neglect.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › neglectNeglect - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Neglect is worse than ignoring something. It's ignoring it, failing to care for it, and probably harming it in the process. The word neglect comes from the Latin verb neglegere, which means "disregarded."

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishneglect noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    noun. /nɪˈɡlekt/ [uncountable] the fact of not giving enough care or attention to something/somebody; the state of not receiving enough care or attention. The buildings are crumbling from years of neglect. The place smelled of decay and neglect. The gardens sadly fell into neglect and disrepair.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryNEGLECT - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    Definitions of 'neglect' 1. If you neglect someone or something, you fail to take care of them properly. [...] 2. If you neglect someone or something, you fail to give them the amount of attention that they deserve. [...] 3. If you neglect to do something that you ought to do or neglect your duty, you fail to do it. [...] More.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordNEGLECT - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    1. If you neglect someone or something, you fail to look after them properly. [...] 2. If you neglect someone or something, you fail to give them the amount of attention that they deserve. [...] 3. If you neglectto do something that you ought to do or neglect your duty, you fail to do it. [...] More. Conjugations of 'neglect'