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ne·glect N0050800 (nĭ-glĕkt′)tr.v. ne·glect·ed, ne·glect·ing, ne·glects 1. To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard: neglected their warnings.2. To fail to care for or attend to properly: neglects her appearance.3. To fail to do or carry out, as through carelessness or oversight: neglected to return the call.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.
[Latin neglegere, neglēct- : neg-, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + legere, to choose, pick up; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
ne·glect′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | neglecter - a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities; "he tried vainly to impress his neglecters"individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" |
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Words related to neglecternoun a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilitiesRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
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