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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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