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neglect en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
The verb is inherited from Middle English neglect, neclect, derived from Latin neglēctus, perfect passive participle of neglegō (“to make light of, disregard, not to pick up”), itself from nec (“not”) + legō (“to pick up, select”). The noun is from neglēctus (“neglect”). First attested in 1460, the noun in 1588.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of neglecting.
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being neglected.
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(countable, uncountable) Habitual lack of care.
Fifteen participants argued that the neglect of discourse on relationships had major implications for the ability of adolescents to acquire courtship skills and maintain relationships. This neglect means that the students acquire knowledge and skills through the media and by observing and imitating others in their immediate environment.
2025 May 14, Carmit-Noa Shpigelman, Gal Hodara Hassan, ““The System Sweeps it Under the Rug”: Educational Staff’s Perspectives on Romantic Relationships Among Autistic Adolescents”, in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, →DOI:
Forms
Antonyms
consideration · notice · regard
Deriveds
hemispatial neglect · child neglect · neglectproof · hemineglect
Synonyms
negligence · carelessness
Translations (62)
gd faondradh (act of neglecting) · th การละเลย (act of neglecting) · hi उपेक्षित (state of being neglected) · nl nalatigheid (act of neglecting) · mk запоставеност (state of being neglected) · nl nalatigheid (habitual lack of care) · nl verwaarlozing (habitual lack of care) · mi iwikoretanga (state of being neglected) · mk негрижа (act of neglecting) · pt negligência (act of neglecting) · es negligencia (habitual lack of care) · fi välinpitämättömyys (act of neglecting) · gd dearmad (act of neglecting) · bg изоставеност (state of being neglected) · eo neglektado (act of neglecting) · fr négligence (act of neglecting) · de Vernachlässigung (act of neglecting) · ru небре́жность (habitual lack of care) · nl onzorgvuldigheid (act of neglecting) · bg запуснатост (state of being neglected) · la neglectus (act of neglecting) · bg пренебрежение (act of neglecting) · mk негрижа (habitual lack of care) · sv försummelse (act of neglecting) · da negligering (act of neglecting) · it negligenza (act of neglecting) · fr négligence (habitual lack of care) · da forsømthed (state of being neglected) · ja 怠慢 (act of neglecting) · ja 無視 (act of neglecting) · ja 忽略 (act of neglecting) · ar إِهْمَال (act of neglecting) · fi heitteillejättö (act of neglecting) · fi laiminlyönti (act of neglecting) · gd suarachas (act of neglecting) · cs zanedbání (act of neglecting) · ga faillí (act of neglecting) · ang forġīemednes (state of being neglected) · ang unġīemen (habitual lack of care) · zh 疏忽 (act of neglecting) · bg небрежност (habitual lack of care) · es abandono (act of neglecting) · ru пренебреже́ние (act of neglecting) · mk запоставување (act of neglecting) · hi उपेक्षा (act of neglecting) · el αμέλεια (act of neglecting) · ota اهمال (act of neglecting) · hu elhanyagolás (act of neglecting) · ko 태만 (act of neglecting) · tr ihmal (act of neglecting) · nl verwaarlozing (state of being neglected) · ca negligència (act of neglecting) · ang unġīemen (act of neglecting) · de Nachlässigkeit (habitual lack of care) · ang unġīemen (state of being neglected) · es negligencia (act of neglecting) · fi välinpitämättömyys (habitual lack of care) · nl zorgeloosheid (habitual lack of care) · bho उपेक्षा (act of neglecting) · he הזנחה (act of neglecting) · nl verwaarlozing (act of neglecting) · da forsømmelse (act of neglecting)
neglect en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
The verb is inherited from Middle English neglect, neclect, derived from Latin neglēctus, perfect passive participle of neglegō (“to make light of, disregard, not to pick up”), itself from nec (“not”) + legō (“to pick up, select”). The noun is from neglēctus (“neglect”). First attested in 1460, the noun in 1588.
Meanings
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(transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something.
to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts
This, my long sufferance and my day of grace,
Those who neglect and scorn, shall never taste.
1667, John Milton, “Book III”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:I hope
My absence doth neglect no great designs.
c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.[…]But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.
2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
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(transitive) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.
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(transitive) To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
A friend of mine who runs an intellectual magazine was grousing about his movie critic, complaining that though the fellow had liked The Godfather (page 58), he had neglected to label it clearly as a masterpiece.
1972 December 29, Richard Schickel, “Masterpieces underrated and overlooked”, in Life, volume 73, number 25, page 22:
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(transitive) To ignore for the sake of simplifying calculations without significantly affecting accuracy.
We can neglect this term, as it approaches zero in the limit anyway.
This problem says to neglect air resistance.
Forms
Antonyms
consider (antonym(s) of) · notice · care (antonym(s) of) · regard · mind · reck
Deriveds
pseudoneglect · neglectee · reneglect · neglective · overneglect · neglectably · neglectfulness · neglectfully · benign neglect · neglection · neglecter · neglectability · neglectful · neglectable
Relateds
negligent · negligence · negligee
Synonyms
disregard (to omit to notice) · fail (failure due to carelessness) · let slide (fail to care for) · forget (failure due to carelessness) · take no notice of
Translations (156)
ca negligir (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · es hacer caso omiso (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · uk занеха́яти (fail to care for) · hi अवहेलना (fail to care for) · la neglegō (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · bg занемарявам (fail to care for) · nl negeren (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · da negligere (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · zdj upuzi (fail to care for) · da negligere (failure due to carelessness) · uk занедба́ти (fail to care for) · pt negligenciar (failure due to carelessness) · de benachteiligen (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · ru запускать (fail to care for) · mi whakahapa (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · nl verwaarlozen (fail to care for) · vi bỏ lơ (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · pt negligenciar (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · el αμελώ (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · fi lyödä laimin (failure due to carelessness) · de vernachlässigen (fail to care for) · grc παραμελέω (fail to care for) · hi अवहेलना (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · sk zanedbať (fail to care for) · nl uit het oog verliezen (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · mk запоставува (fail to care for) · gl desleixar (fail to care for) · ro a nu ține cont de (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · it negligere (fail to care for) · gl desilar (failure due to carelessness) · ro neglija (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · ro delăsa (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · vi bỏ lơ (fail to care for) · ka აბუჩად აგდება (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · uk зане́дбувати (fail to care for) · sk zanedbať (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · pl zaniedbać (fail to care for) · da ignorere (fail to care for) · mk занемарува (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · cmn 忽略 (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · sv negligera (fail to care for) · hu elhanyagol (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · la oblīvīscor (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · it tralasciare (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · ko 소홀히 하다 (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · pl zaniedbywać (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · eo neglekti (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · es descuidar (failure due to carelessness) · bg изоставям (fail to care for) · cs zanedbat (failure due to carelessness) · gl desleixar (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · de verfehlen (failure due to carelessness) · cmn 忽视 (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · ka ხელმიშვებულობა (fail to care for) · es desatender (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · th ละเลย (fail to care for) · nl buiten beschouwing laten (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · da negligere (fail to care for) · fr négliger (fail to care for) · cu небрѣщи (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · eo neglekti (fail to care for) · sv försumma (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · gl descurar (fail to care for) · da forsømme (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · hu elhanyagol (fail to care for) · de versäumen (failure due to carelessness) · it ignorare (fail to care for) · ru забрасывать (fail to care for) · uk занеха́ювати (fail to care for) · es negligir (fail to care for) · de unterlassen (failure due to carelessness) · fr négliger (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · pl zaniedbywać (fail to care for) · it mancare (fail to care for) · pt descurar (fail to care for) · es desoír (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · tl pabayaan (fail to care for) · ru упуска́ть (failure due to carelessness) · hi अवहेला (fail to care for) · bg пренебрегвам (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · ru пренебрега́ть (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · ca negligir (fail to care for) · pt negligenciar (fail to care for) · ast desdexar (fail to care for) · ang forġīeman (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · de verabsäumen (fail to care for) · de versäumen (fail to care for) · de zurücksetzen (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · nl nalaten (failure due to carelessness) · la neglegō (fail to care for) · de verwahrlosen lassen (fail to care for) · de missachten (fail to care for) · chr ᎬᎨᏫᏍᏗ (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · ka უგულვებელყოფა (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · el παραμελώ (fail to care for) · ang misġīeman (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · ka დაუდევრობა (fail to care for) · gl descurar (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · de übergehen (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · ang āġīemelēasian (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · ar أَهْمَلَ (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · gl descurar (failure due to carelessness) · ja 忽略する (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · fi sivuuttaa (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · de ignorieren (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · es negligir (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · mi whakangongo (fail to care for) · de missachten (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · mfe neglize (fail to care for) · gl arranglar (fail to care for) · it trascurare (fail to care for) · sq mbasdor (fail to care for) · de außer Acht lassen (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · cs zanedbat (fail to care for) · da forsømme (failure due to carelessness) · de nicht beachten (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · ka მიგდება (fail to care for) · de übersehen (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · nl verwaarlozen (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · ka ხელის მიშვება (fail to care for) · ka მოუვლელობა (fail to care for) · cs zanedbat (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · es descuidar (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · gl desilar (fail to care for) · it omettere (fail to care for) · de außer Betracht lassen (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · es negligir (failure due to carelessness) · nrf néglyigi (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · mi pī (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · ka არად მიჩნევა (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · txb yäk- (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · tl pabayaan (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · de unterlassen (fail to care for) · mi whakahapa (fail to care for) · vi bỏ mặc (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · gl desleixar (failure due to carelessness) · fi lyödä laimin (fail to care for) · ko 등한히 하다 (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · ja 無視する (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · th ละเลย (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · pl zaniedbać (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · de ausblenden (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · nl veronachtzamen (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · cs zanedbávat (fail to care for) · sv försumma (fail to care for) · sv uraktlåta (fail to care for) · de hintanstellen (fail to care for) · de ausklammern (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · de nicht berücksichtigen (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · nl verzaken (failure due to carelessness) · grc ἀμελέω (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · es descuidar (fail to care for) · mi whakangongo (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · grc περιοράω (omit to notice; slight; disregard) · gl descoidar (fail to care for) · vi bỏ mặc (fail to care for)