Neglect Meaning

There are 9 meaning(s) for word Neglect

Meaning 1 : failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

    Synonyms : carelessness,  negligence,  nonperformance
Meaning 2 : fail to do something; leave something undone

    Synonyms : fail
Meaning 3 : give little or no attention to

    Synonyms : disregard,  ignore
Meaning 4 : the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

    Synonyms : neglectfulness,  negligence
Meaning 5 : the state of something that has been unused and neglected

    Example : the house was in a terrible state of neglect

    Synonyms : disuse
Meaning 6 : willful lack of care and attention

    Synonyms : disregard
Meaning 7 : leave undone or leave out

    Synonyms : drop,  leave out,  miss,  omit,  overleap,  overlook,  pretermit
Meaning 8 : lack of attention and due care

    Synonyms : disregard
Meaning 9 : fail to attend to

    Example : he neglects his children

Neglect Antonyms

  • attend to


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