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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Revive :: Revive (v. i.) Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in the fifteenth century..
Nonusance :: Nonusance (n.) Neglect of using; failure to use.
Inexecution :: Inexecution (n.) Neglect of execution; nonperformance; as, the inexecution of a treaty..
Neglectedness :: Neglectedness (n.) The state of being neglected.
Dereliction :: Dereliction (n.) A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment.
Nonappointment :: Nonappointment (n.) Neglect of making appointment; failure to receive an appointment.
Scamp :: Scamp (a.) To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially..
Forslow :: Forslow (v. t.) To delay; to hinder; to neglect; to put off.
Slacken :: Slacken (v. t.) To neglect; to be remiss in.
Forget :: Forget (v. t.) To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect.
Inoperative :: Inoperative (a.) Not operative; not active; producing no effects; as, laws renderd inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies or processes..
Maverick :: Maverick (n.) In the southwestern part of the united States, a bullock or heifer that has not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; -- said to be from Maverick, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who neglected to brand his cattle..
Cess :: Cess (v. i.) To cease; to neglect.
Neglection :: Neglection (n.) The state of being negligent; negligence.
Disacquaintance :: Disacquaintance (n.) Neglect of disuse of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance..
Practice :: Practice (n.) Systematic exercise for instruction or discipline; as, the troops are called out for practice; she neglected practice in music..
Intermission :: Intermission (n.) The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance.
Neglect :: Neglect (v.) Habitual carelessness; negligence.
Desolate :: Desolate (a.) Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as, desolate altars..
Negligence :: Negligence (n.) The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness.
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