lack of attention and due care
[ Syn: disregard ]
the state of something that has been unused and neglected; the house was in a terrible state of neglect
[ Syn: disuse ]
willful lack of care and attention
[ Syn: disregard ]
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
[ Syn: negligence , neglectfulness ]
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
[ Syn: negligence , carelessness , nonperformance ]
neglect (n.)
leave undone or leave out; How could I miss that typo?; The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
[ Syn: pretermit , omit , drop , miss , leave out , overlook , overleap ]
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 ]
fail to attend to; he neglects his children'
give little or no attention to; Disregard the errors