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