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neglected
adjective
Lacking a caretaker
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nɪˈɡlɛktɪd
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adjective
Lacking a caretaker
“A neglected child”
adjective
Disregarded
“His cries were unheeded”
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A neglected child
Many casualties were lying unattended
His cries were unheeded
Shaw's neglected one-act comedy, ‘A Village Wooing’
Her ignored advice
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