Dictionary definition · neglect
noun
- lack of attention and due care
- the state of something that has been unused and neglected"the house was in a terrible state of neglect"
- willful lack of care and attention
- the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
- failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
verb
- leave undone or leave out"How could I miss that typo?"
- fail to do something; leave something undone"She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"
- fail to attend to"he neglects his children"
- give little or no attention to"Disregard the errors"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).