neglect

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. Source: opted

2. adv. To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

4. v. Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers. Source: opted

5. v. Habitual carelessness; negligence. Source: opted

6. v. The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected. Source: opted

7. n. lack of attention and due care Source: wordnet

8. n. the state of something that has been unused and neglected Source: wordnet

9. n. willful lack of care and attention Source: wordnet

10. n. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern Source: wordnet

11. n. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances Source: wordnet

12. v. leave undone or leave out Source: wordnet

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