Neglect
[nɪ'glekt] or [nɪ'glɛkt]
Definition
(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?'; 'The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten'.
(verb.) fail to attend to; 'he neglects his children'.
(verb.) give little or no attention to; 'Disregard the errors'.
Editor: Rufus--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts.
(adv.) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.
(v.) Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy.
(v.) Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers.
(v.) Habitual carelessness; negligence.
(v.) The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected.
Typed by Floyd
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Omit, leave out, pass over.[2]. Disregard, slight, contemn, overlook, pay no heed to, pay no regard to, leave out of view, leave on one side, not care a straw for.
n. [1]. Omission (of a particular act of duty), failure, default, NEGLIGENCE, remissness.[2]. Slight, disregard, disrespect.
Inputed by Conrad
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Negligence, disregard, omission, failure, default, slight, carelessness,remissness
ANT:Attention, consideration, respect, notice, regard, esteem
SYN:Slight, overlook, omit, disregard, disesteem, despite, contemn
ANT:Consider, respect, notice, observe, regard, esteem, tend, attend, foster,study
Editor: Luke
Definition
v.t. to treat carelessly pass by without notice: to omit by carelessness.—n. disregard: slight: omission.—adj. Neglect′able that may be neglected.—ns. Neglect′edness; Neglect′er.—adj. Neglect′ful careless: accustomed to omit or neglect things: slighting.—adv. Neglect′fully.—n. Neglect′fulness.—adj. Neglect′ible.—adv. Neglect′ingly carelessly: heedlessly.
Typist: Margery
Examples
- Let us not, through security in hereafter, neglect the present. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It cannot be done too much; and when I next write to her, I shall charge her not to neglect it on any account. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Don't you neglect him? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- In the meanwhile let it be fully understood that I shall not neglect bringing the grindstone to bear, nor yet bringing Dusty Boffin's nose to it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- How wrong it is to neglect people because they are not pretty, and young, and merry! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I must not neglect to state here the fact that I had no idea originally of having Sherman march from Savannah to Richmond, or even to North Carolina. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The routine was very much the same as that at the laboratory, in its utter neglect of the clock. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- For he never once, from the moment when I entreated him to be a friend to Richard, neglected or forgot his promise. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- But I have an aunt, too, who must not be longer neglected. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- The utilitarian principle is valuable as a corrective of error, and shows to us a side of ethics which is apt to be neglected. Plato. The Republic.
- Thus meditating to himself, he neglected to answer Miss Helstone. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Beautiful records of such beginnings of science were among the neglected treasures of the rich men's libraries throughout the imperial domains. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Caddy told me that her lover's education had been so neglected that it was not always easy to read his notes. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Nothing should be neglected which might be affected by such an issue. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The 'young gal' likewise occasioned me some uneasiness: not so much by neglecting to wash the plates, as by breaking them. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Inquire as much as you can tomorrow without neglecting your work, said Yeobright. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Surely Mrs. Fisher could no longer charge Miss Bart with neglecting her opportunities! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I've told you you were neglecting a sweet girl, George. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Emma, finding her so determined upon neglecting her music, had nothing more to say; and, after a moment's pause, Mrs. Elton chose another subject. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Not, perhaps, of neglecting his own interest; but of every other neglect I can believe him capable. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- And from this sum, neglecting likewise the fraction, and deducting a ninth, or 4s. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The person who neglects to balance his account twice in the year, forfeits twenty-five guilders. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- George Osborne neglects her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He only neglects his work and runs up bills. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- We have a bad case of that at Brockton; he neglects business to potter. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The boy neglects his music now, and I'm glad of it, for he was getting too fond of it. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- If he neglects, I will have the unbelieving villain's head. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Probably my son's happiness does not lie on this side of the grave, for he is a foolish man who neglects the advice of his parent. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
Typist: Moira