Definition of neglect

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Neglect (v.) Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers..

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Neglect :: Neglect (v.) Habitual carelessness; negligence.
Neglecter :: Neglecter (n.) One who neglects.
Non-feasance :: Non-feasance (n.) An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. Malfeasance..
Rusty :: Rusty (superl.) Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect..
Forfeit :: Forfeit (n.) To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense, or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be deprived of; to alienate the right to possess, by some neglect or crime; as, to forfeit an estate by treason; to forfeit reputation by a breach of promise; -- with to before the one acquiring what is forfeited..
Forfeit :: Forfeit (n.) A thing forfeit or forfeited; what is or may be taken from one in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, offense, neglect of duty, or breach of contract; hence, a fine; a mulct; a penalty; as, he who murders pays the forfeit of his life..
Disacquaintance :: Disacquaintance (n.) Neglect of disuse of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance..
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..
Derelict :: Derelict (a.) Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful..
Pass :: Pass (v. i.) To go unheeded or neglected; to proceed without hindrance or opposition; as, we let this act pass..
Nonpresentation :: Nonpresentation (n.) Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.
Wastrel :: Wastrel (n.) A neglected child; a street Arab.
Imprescriptible :: Imprescriptible (a.) Not capable of being lost or impaired by neglect, by disuse, or by the claims of another founded on prescription..
Forget :: Forget (v. t.) To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to neglect.
Barberry :: Barberry (n.) A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. B. vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root..
Nonusance :: Nonusance (n.) Neglect of using; failure to use.
Neglect :: Neglect (adv.) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers..
Omit :: Omit (v. t.) To pass by; to forbear or fail to perform or to make use of; to leave undone; to neglect.
Disregard :: Disregard (n.) The act of disregarding, or the state of being disregarded; intentional neglect; omission of notice; want of attention; slight..
Slighting :: Slighting (a.) Characterized by neglect or disregard.
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