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neglect |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. neing, not to pick up nec not nor (fr. ne not + -que, a particle akin to Goth. -h, -uh, and prob. to E. who cf Goth. nih nor) + L. legere to pick up gather. See {No}, adv., {Legend}, {Who}.] 1. Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts. I hope My absence doth neglect no great designs. --Shak. This my long suffering and my day of grace, Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste. --Milton. 2. To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as to neglect strangers. Syn: To slight; overlook; disregard; disesteem; contemn. See {Slight}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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, of health, of economy. To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame, Or our neglect, we lost her as we came --Milton. 2. Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as neglect of strangers. 3. Habitual carelessness; negligence. Age breeds neglect in all --Denham. 4. The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected. Rescue my poor remains from vile neglect. --Prior. Syn: Negligence; inattention; disregard; disesteem; remissness; indifference. See {Negligence}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: neglect n 1: lack of attention and due care [syn: {disregard}] 2: the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect" [syn: {disuse}] 3: lack of care and attention [syn: {disregard}] 4: the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern [syn: {negligence}, {neglectfulness}] 5: failure to act [syn: {negligence}, {carelessness}, {nonperformance}] v 1: leave undone or leave out "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {omit}, {drop}, {miss}, {leave out}, {overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {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" [syn: {fail}] 3: fail to attend to "he neglects his children" 4: give little attention or respect to [syn: {ignore}, {slight}, {disregard}, {cold-shoulder}]
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