"neglect" Definition

Definitions for the word "neglect" from multiple English dictionaries.

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: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. adv.
To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v.
Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v.
Habitual carelessness; negligence.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v.
The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v.
1 fail to care for or to do; be remiss about. 2 (foll. By to + infin.) Fail; overlook the need to. 3 not pay attention to; disregard. n. 1 negligence. 2 neglecting or being neglected. 3 (usu. Foll. By of) disregard. neglectful adj. Neglectfully adv. [latin neglego neglect-]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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