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    ne·glect
    [nəˈɡlek(t)]
    verb
    neglecting (present participle)
    1. fail to care for properly:
      "the old churchyard has been sadly neglected"
      • not pay proper attention to; disregard:
        "you neglect our advice at your peril"
      • fail to do something:
        "he neglected to write to her"
    Origin
    early 16th century: from Latin neglect- ‘disregarded’, from the verb neglegere, from neg- ‘not’ + legere ‘choose, pick up’.
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    verb
    1. fail to care for properly:
      Opposite:
      well cared for
      well tended
      care for
     
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  1. a situation in which you do not give enough care or attention to someone or something, or the state of not receiving enough care or attention:
    dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/neglect
    neglect verb [ T ] uk / nɪˈɡlekt / us / nɪˈɡlekt / C1 to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility:
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    Neglect means to fail to pay enough attention to someone or something or to not do enough to properly care for someone or something.
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    The meaning of NEGLECT is to give little attention or respect to : disregard.
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