Definition of neglect

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Neglect (v.) Habitual carelessness; negligence.

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Lapsed :: Lapsed (a.) Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost position, privilege, etc., by neglect; -- restricted to figurative uses..
Neglectingly :: Neglectingly (adv.) Carelessly; heedlessly.
Slighting :: Slighting (a.) Characterized by neglect or disregard.
Cessor :: Cessor (v. i.) One who neglects, for two years, to perform the service by which he holds lands, so that he incurs the danger of the writ of cessavit. See Cessavit..
Revive :: Revive (v. i.) Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in the fifteenth century..
Delinquent :: Delinquent (n.) One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit.
Forslack :: Forslack (v. t.) To neglect by idleness; to delay or to waste by sloth.
Negligence :: Negligence (n.) The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness.
Inattention :: Inattention (n.) Want of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect..
Inobservation :: Inobservation (n.) Neglect or want of observation.
Truantship :: Truantship (n.) The conduct of a truant; neglect of employment; idleness; truancy.
Omittance :: Omittance (n.) The act of omitting, or the state of being omitted; forbearance; neglect..
Reckless :: Reckless (a.) Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent.
Neglect :: Neglect (adv.) Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts..
Pass :: Pass (v. i.) To go unheeded or neglected; to proceed without hindrance or opposition; as, we let this act pass..
Wastrel :: Wastrel (n.) A neglected child; a street Arab.
Doomage :: Doomage (n.) A penalty or fine for neglect.
Scamp :: Scamp (a.) To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially..
Neglect :: Neglect (v.) Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers..
Disusage :: Disusage (n.) Gradual cessation of use or custom; neglect of use; disuse.
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