meaning of neglect
1. Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear ones 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. To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.
3. 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. Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers.
5. Habitual carelessness; negligence.
6. The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected.
7. willful lack of care and attention
Related Words
neglect | neglect of duty | neglected | neglectedness | neglecter | neglectful | neglectful of | neglectfully | neglectfulness | neglecting | neglectingly | neglection | neglective |
