VERB | cognition | neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap | leave undone or leave out |
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social | neglect, fail | fail to do something | |
cognition | neglect | fail to attend to | |
cognition | neglect, ignore, disregard | give little or no attention to | |
NOUN | cognition | neglect, disregard | lack of attention and due care |
state | neglect, disuse | the state of something that has been unused and neglected | |
act | neglect, disregard | willful lack of care and attention | |
attribute | neglect, negligence, neglectfulness | the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern | |
act | neglect, negligence, carelessness, nonperformance | failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances |
Sounds | nahgleh'kt; nihgleh'kt | |
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Rhymes | abject ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt... |
Meaning | lack of attention and due care. | |
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Synonym | disregard | |
Narrower | omission | neglecting to do something |
Broader | inattention | lack of attention |
Spanish | descuido, inobservancia, negligencia | |
Catalan | inobservació, inobservança, negligència | |
Verbs | neglect | give little or no attention to |
neglect | fail to attend to |
Meaning | The state of something that has been unused and neglected. | |
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Example | "the house was in a terrible state of neglect" | |
Synonym | disuse | |
Narrower | omission | Something that has been omitted |
Broader | decline, declination | A condition inferior to an earlier condition |
Spanish | desuso, negligencia | |
Catalan | desús |
Meaning | Willful lack of care and attention. | |
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Synonym | disregard | |
Narrower | despite | contemptuous disregard |
Broader | mistreatment | The practice of treating (someone or something) badly |
Spanish | inobservancia | |
Catalan | incumpliment, inobservància, negligència | |
Verbs | neglect | fail to attend to |
Meaning | The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern. | |
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Synonyms | negligence, neglectfulness | |
Narrower | delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect | A tendency to be negligent and uncaring |
laxness, laxity, remissness, slackness | The quality of being lax and neglectful | |
Broader | carelessness, sloppiness | The quality of not being careful or taking pains |
Spanish | negligencia | |
Catalan | negligència | |
Verbs | neglect | fail to attend to |
neglect | fail to do something |
Meaning | Leave undone or leave out. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
Synonyms | pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap | |
Narrower | forget | forget to do something |
jump, pass over, skip, skip over | Bypass | |
Opposite | attend to, take to heart | get down to |
Spanish | omitir | |
Catalan | ometre | |
Nouns | neglect | failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances |
neglecter | a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities |
Meaning | fail to do something; leave something undone. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
Synonym | fail | |
Narrower | choke | fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation |
default, default on | fail to pay up | |
lose track | Fail to keep informed or aware | |
miss | fail to attend an event or activity | |
muff | fail to catch, as of a ball | |
strike out | Put out or be put out by a strikeout | |
Spanish | abandonar, dejarse, descuidarse, descuidar, fallar | |
Catalan | abandonar, descuidar, fallar | |
Nouns | neglect | the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern |
Meaning | fail to attend to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | Sam cannot neglect Sue | |
Example | "he neglects his children" | |
Narrower | slack | Be inattentive to, or neglect |
Spanish | desatender, descuidar, negligir | |
Catalan | desatendre, descuidar, descurar, negligir | |
Adjectives | negligent | characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern |
Nouns | neglect | willful lack of care and attention |
neglect | the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern | |
neglect | lack of attention and due care | |
neglecter | a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities |
Meaning | Give little or no attention to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | ignore, disregard | |
Narrower | pretermit | disregard intentionally or let pass |
Spanish | desatender, descuidar, ignorar, negligir | |
Catalan | desatendre, descuidar, negligir | |
Adjectives | negligent | characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern |
Nouns | neglect | lack of attention and due care |
neglecter | a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities |
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