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nounfailure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
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verbfail to do something; leave something undone
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verbgive little or no attention to
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nounthe trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
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"the house was in a terrible state of neglect"nounthe state of something that has been unused and neglected
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nounwillful lack of care and attention
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verbleave undone or leave outOpposite:
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nounlack of attention and due care
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"he neglects his children"verbfail to attend to
Synonyms & Similar Words
miss forget drop jump escape fail ignore despite skip choke slack decline overlook disregard dodging default negligence evasion muff carelessness negligent delinquency omit omission mistreatment declination dereliction sloppiness inattention slackness disuse nonperformance laxity nonaccomplishment nonachievement neglect of duty concurrent negligence contributory negligence culpable negligence criminal negligence comparative negligence strike out lose track default on pretermit neglecter neglectfulness remissness willful neglect laxness leave out overleap pass over skip over