neglect
- neglect
- I UK [nɪˈɡlekt] / US [nəˈɡlekt]
verb transitive]
Word forms "neglect":
present tense
I/you/we/they neglect
he/she/it neglects
present participle neglecting
past tense neglected
past participle neglected
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1) to fail to look after someone when you are responsible for them
parents who neglect their children
a) to fail to give someone enough love, attention, or support
What do you think of a man who neglects his wife?
b) to fail to look after a place, for example a house or garden
The building has been neglected for years.
2) to fail to do something that you should do
He couldn't neglect his duties as an officer.
She had neglected to inform me that the company was having financial problems.
3) to fail to pay attention to something such as an idea or a work of art
Often in the past the issue of disability has been neglected.
His work has been badly neglected.
Derived word:
neglected
adjective
a neglected child
neglected buildings
The garden was neglected and overgrown.
II UK [nɪˈɡlekt] / US [nəˈɡlekt]
noun uncountable] *
the failure to give someone or something the care or attention that they need
the need to protect children from abuse and neglect
The constable was reported for neglect of duty.
After three years of neglect the roads are full of potholes.
English dictionary.
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Look at other dictionaries:
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
