neglect (nɪˈɡlɛkt
)
Definitions
verb (tr)
- to fail to give due care, attention, or time to ⇒
to neglect a child
- to fail (to do something) through thoughtlessness or carelessness ⇒
he neglected to tell her
- to ignore or disregard ⇒
she neglected his frantic signals
noun
- lack of due care or attention; negligence ⇒
the child starved through neglect
- the act or an instance of neglecting or the state of being neglected
Alternative Forms
neˈglecter neˈglector nounWord Origin
C16: from Latin neglegere to neglect, from nec not + legere to selectSynonyms
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shirk,
forget,
overlook,
omit,
evade,
pass over,
skimp,
procrastinate over
let slide,
be remiss in or about
Translations
- British English:
neglect
Neglect is the failure to look after someone or something properly.The town's old quayside is collapsing after years of neglect.nɪˈɡlɛkt NOUN The town's old quayside is collapsing after years of neglect.
- Spanish:
negligencia
nf
- French:
négligence
nf
- German: Vernachlässigung nf
- Chinese: 忽视 n
- Arabic: إِهْمَالٌ n
- Portuguese: negligência nf
- Russian: пренебрежение nnt
- Croatian: zanemarivanje nnt
- Czech: zanedbávání nf
- Danish: forsømmelse nutr
- Dutch: verwaarlozing nf
- Finnish: laiminlyönti n
- Greek: αμέλεια nf
- Italian: trascuratezza nf
- Japanese: 怠慢 n
- Korean: 무시 n
- Norwegian: forsømmelse nm
- Polish: zaniedbanie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: negligência nf
- European Spanish:
negligencia
nf
- Swedish: försummelse nutr
- Thai: การละเลย n
- Turkish: ihmal n
- Vietnamese: sự sao lãng n
- British English:
neglect
If you neglect someone or something, you fail to look after them properly.The woman denied that she had neglected her child.nɪˈɡlɛkt VERB The woman denied that she had neglected her child.
- Spanish:
descuidar
v
- French:
négliger
vt
- German:
vernachlässigen
v
- Chinese: 忽视 v
- Arabic: يُهْمِلُ vt
- Portuguese: negligenciar v
- Russian: пренебрегать v
- Croatian: zanemariti v
- Czech: zanedbat v zanedbávat
- Danish: forsømme v
- Dutch: verwaarlozen v
- Finnish: lyödä laimin v
- Greek: παραμελώ v
- Italian: trascurare v
- Japanese: おろそかにする v
- Korean: 무시하다 v
- Norwegian: forsømme v
- Polish: zaniedbać v zaniedbywać
- Brazilian Portuguese: negligenciar v
- European Spanish:
descuidar
v
- Swedish: försumma v
- Thai: ทอดทิ้ง v
- Turkish: ihmal etmek v
- Vietnamese: sao lãng v
Usage examples
The weak, the women, the children, are tortured and dying because of your neglect !
, Kara Kush (1986)The Victorian buildings, inside and out, were crumbling through neglect.
Country Life (2005)He is campaigning on school conditions, health and the " neglect of Monaghan General Hospital".
Irish Times (2002)Both main political parties are guilty; the present neglect began many years ago.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Keeping up appearances can make us too outward-looking, causing us to neglect our more important inner life.
, MOON ASTROLOGY FOR LOVERS (2002)