Thesaurus: neglect

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1. adv. 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.
2. adv. To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.
3. v. 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.
4. v. Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers.
5. v. Habitual carelessness; negligence.
6. v. The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected.
7. n. lack of attention and due care
8. n. the state of something that has been unused and neglected
9. n. willful lack of care and attention
10. n. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
11. n. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
12. v. leave undone or leave out