Neglect meaning

What does “neglect” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“neglect” is a noun and verb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: lack of attention and due care.

neglect

lack of attention and due care
Synonymsdisregard
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
“the house was in a terrible state of neglect”
Synonymsdisuse
willful lack of care and attention
Synonymsdisregard
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
Synonymsnegligence neglectfulness
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Synonymsnegligence carelessness nonperformance

leave undone or leave out
“How could I miss that typo?”
“The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
Synonymspretermit omit drop miss leave out overlook overleap
Oppositesattend to
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”
Synonymsfail
fail to attend to
“he neglects his children”
give little or no attention to
“Disregard the errors”
Synonymsignore disregard

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University