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neglect
willful lack of care and attention
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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
“the house was in a terrible state of neglect”
verb
leave undone or leave out
“How could I miss that typo?”
verb
fail to attend to
“he neglects his children”
verb
give little or no attention to
“Disregard the errors”
verb
fail to do something; leave something undone
“She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib”
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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
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