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neglect
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Noun
  • failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
  • the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
  • willful lack of care and attention
  • the state of something that has been unused and neglected
    • the house was in a terrible state of neglect
  • lack of attention and due care
Verb
  • give little or no attention to
    • Disregard the errors
  • fail to attend to
    • he neglects his children
  • fail to do something; leave something undone
    • 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
  • leave undone or leave out
    • How could I miss that typo?
    • The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
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