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- pronunciation:
- n
glekt
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
neglects, neglecting, neglected |
| definition 1: |
to pay too little or no attention to.
Claude was so busy with work that he neglected his friends.Don't neglect your studies.- synonyms:
- disregard, ignore, overlook, slight
- antonyms:
- heed, regard
- similar words:
- avoid, shun, snub
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| definition 2: |
to fail to take proper care of.
Dan neglected his goldfish, and some of them died.- synonyms:
- shun
- antonyms:
- foster, look after, maintain, pamper, provide, support, tend, watch
- similar words:
- abandon, desert
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| definition 3: |
to fail to do or perform.
Do not neglect your duty.- synonyms:
- avoid, evade, shirk, slack
- antonyms:
- fulfill, keep, remember
- similar words:
- forget, ignore
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| related words: |
break, discount, miss, overlook, slight, turn one's back on |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act, instance, or result of neglecting.
The starving cats were victims of neglect.- synonyms:
- carelessness, disregard, oversight, slackness
- antonyms:
- care
- similar words:
- passivity, slight, snub
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| definition 2: |
the condition of being neglected.
The vacant house lay in neglect.- synonyms:
- abandonment
- similar words:
- failure
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| related words: |
oversight |
| derivations: |
neglectedly (adv.), neglectedness (n.), neglecter (n.) |
The origin of the word neglect is neglectus, a Latin word that means "to not pick up or select."
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