neglect

n 1: lack of attention and due care [syn: {disregard}]

2: the state of something that has been unused and neglected;

"the house was in a terrible state of neglect" [syn: {disuse}]

3: lack of care and attention [syn: {disregard}]

4: the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

[syn: {negligence}, {neglectfulness}]

5: failure to act [syn: {negligence}, {carelessness}, {nonperformance}]

v 1: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?";

"The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

[syn: {omit}, {drop}, {miss}, {leave out}, {overlook}, {overleap}]

[ant: {attend to}]

2: fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to

notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The

secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost

the account" [syn: {fail}]

3: fail to attend to; "he neglects his children"

4: give little attention or respect to [syn: {ignore}, {slight},

{disregard}, {cold-shoulder}]