Definition of neglect

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Neglect (v.) Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy..

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Ignorance :: Ignorance (n.) A willful neglect or refusal to acquire knowledge which one may acquire and it is his duty to have.
Omittance :: Omittance (n.) The act of omitting, or the state of being omitted; forbearance; neglect..
Practice :: Practice (n.) Systematic exercise for instruction or discipline; as, the troops are called out for practice; she neglected practice in music..
Rusty :: Rusty (superl.) Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect..
Nondelivery :: Nondelivery (n.) A neglect or failure of delivery; omission of delivery.
Desolate :: Desolate (a.) Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as, desolate altars..
Neglectedness :: Neglectedness (n.) The state of being neglected.
Inobservance :: Inobservance (a.) Want or neglect of observance.
Shirk :: Shirk (v. t.) To avoid; to escape; to neglect; -- implying unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty..
Negligence :: Negligence (n.) The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness.
Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty; excuses for delay of payment..
Overlook :: Overlook (v. t.) To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse..
Shortcoming :: Shortcoming (n.) Neglect of, or failure in, performance of duty..
Neglect :: Neglect (v.) Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers..
Revive :: Revive (v. i.) Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in the fifteenth century..
Nonexecution :: Nonexecution (n.) Neglect or failure of execution; nonperformance.
Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To neglect; to be remiss in.
Forgetful :: Forgetful (a.) Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive.
Favoritism :: Favoritism (n.) The disposition to favor and promote the interest of one person or family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of others having equal claims; partiality..
Praecipe :: Praecipe (n.) A writ commanding something to be done, or requiring a reason for neglecting it..
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