neglect

1. Lack of attention and due care (synset 105714576)
   is a type of: inattention - lack of attention
   subtypes: omission - neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
   same as: disregard
2. 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 state
   subtypes: omission - something that has been omitted
   same as: disuse
3. Willful lack of care and attention (synset 100419628)
   is a type of: mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
   subtypes: despite - contemptuous disregard
   same as: disregard
4. The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern (synset 104673170)
   is a type of: carelessness, sloppiness - the quality of not being careful or taking pains
   subtypes:

   • 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
5. 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 goal
   subtypes:

   • 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
   same as: carelessness, negligence, nonperformance

1. Leave undone or leave out (synset 200616690)
   "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
   subtypes:

   • forget - forget to do something
   • jump, pass over, skip, skip over - bypass
   same as: drop, leave out, miss, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit
2. 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
3. Fail to attend to (synset 200617843)
   "he neglects his children"
   subtypes: slack - be inattentive to, or neglect
4. Give little or no attention to (synset 200618547)
   "Disregard the errors"
   subtypes: pretermit - disregard intentionally or let pass
   same as: disregard, ignore

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