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Meaning
Verb
●
To
fail
to
care for
or
attend to
something.
●
To
omit
to
notice
; to
forbear
to
treat
with
attention
or
respect
; to slight.
●
To
fail
to do or
carry out
something due to
oversight
or carelessness.
●
In Mathematics:
To
ignore
for the sake of
simplifying
calculations
without
significantly
affecting
accuracy.
Noun
●
The
act
of neglecting.
●
The
state of being
neglected.
●
Habitual
lack
of care.
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Origin
neglect
English
neglectus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Disregard
Fail
Forget
Ignore
Carelessness
Negligence
Let Slide
Take No Notice Of
Antonyms
Care
Mind
Reck
Consider
Notice
Regard
Consideration
Respect
Pay Attention
Related
Abuse
Overlook
Misuse
Abandonment
Mistreatment
Maltreatment
Abandon
Irresponsibility
Deprivation
Omit
Lack
Mismanagement
Underestimate
Reject
Cruelty
Miss
Denial
Exploitation
Violence
Absence
Exclusion
Downplay
Deny
Lose
Ignorance
Underfunding
Harassment
Perceive
Impoverishment
Accept
Failure
Regard
Disrespect
Indifference
Dismiss
Alienation
Appreciate
Misconduct
Inadequacy
Marginalization
Recognize
Respect
Rejection
Embrace
Misunderstand
Value
Acknowledge
Inattention
Refuse
Shirk
Address
Child Abuse
Sexual Abuse
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Rhymes
Lect
Sect
Rekt
Elect
Eject
Erect
Spect
Pecked
Infect
Necked
Detect
Kecked
Reject
Inject
Expect
Deject
Effect
Object
Abject
Direct
Affect
Select
Bisect
Lekked
Protect
Reflect
Trekked
Cathect
Convect
Wrecked
Respect
Despect
Inflect
Subject
Trisect
Neglect
Deflect
Collect
Correct
Suspect
Inspect
Connect
Dissect
Checked
Project
Renecked
Deselect
Indirect
Prospect
Transect
Vivisect
Redirect
Disinfect
Resurrect
Retroject
Unchecked
Reinspect
Intersect
Incorrect
Interject
Recollect
Disconnect
Introspect
Disrespect
Counterobject
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