neglect
Noun
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Lack of attention and due care (synset 105714576)
is a type of: inattention - lack of attentionsubtypes: omission - neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over somethingsame as: disregard
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The state of something that has been unused and neglected (synset 114446832)
"the house was in a terrible state of neglect"is a type of: declination, decline - a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better statesubtypes: omission - something that has been omittedsame as: disuse
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Willful lack of care and attention (synset 100419628)
is a type of: mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badlysubtypes: despite - contemptuous disregardsame as: disregard
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The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern (synset 104673170)
is a type of: carelessness, sloppiness - the quality of not being careful or taking painssubtypes:
- delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect - a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
- laxity, laxness, remissness, slackness - the quality of being lax and neglectful
same as: neglectfulness, negligence -
Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances (synset 100740568)
is a type of: nonaccomplishment, nonachievement - an act that does not achieve its intended goalsubtypes:
- dereliction - willful negligence
- comparative negligence - (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
- concurrent negligence - (law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately
- contributory negligence - (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
- criminal negligence, culpable negligence - (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
- neglect of duty - (law) breach of a duty
- dodging, escape, evasion - nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
Verb
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Leave undone or leave out (synset 200616690)
"How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
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Fail to do something;
Leave something undone (synset 202534950)"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"subtypes:- lose track - fail to keep informed or aware
- strike out - put out or be put out by a strikeout
- default, default on - fail to pay up
- choke - fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
- muff - fail to catch, as of a ball
- miss - fail to attend an event or activity
same as: fail -
Fail to attend to (synset 200617843)
"he neglects his children"subtypes: slack - be inattentive to, or neglect
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Give little or no attention to (synset 200618547)
"Disregard the errors"subtypes: pretermit - disregard intentionally or let pass
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