neglect meaning and definition

NEGLECT noun

Definition of neglect (noun)

1. lack of attention and due care
   • synonyms: disregard
2. the state of something that has been unused and neglected
   • "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"
   • synonyms: disuse
3. willful lack of care and attention
   • synonyms: disregard
4. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
   • synonyms: neglectfulness, negligence
5. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
   • synonyms: carelessness, negligence, nonperformance

NEGLECT verb

Definition of neglect (verb)

1. leave undone or leave out
   • "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
   • synonyms: drop, leave out, miss, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit
   • antonym: attend to
2. fail to do something; leave something undone
   • "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"
   • synonyms: fail
3. fail to attend to
   • "he neglects his children"
4. give little or no attention to
   • "Disregard the errors"
   • synonyms: disregard, ignore