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neglect

/nɪˈɡlɛkt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The act of neglecting.
  2. The state of being neglected.
  3. Habitual lack of care.
  4. To fail to care for or attend to something.
  5. To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.
  6. To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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