neglect
neglect is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers. See Slight.
- 2.Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy. To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame, Or our neglect, we lost her as we came. Milton.
- 3.Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers.
- 4.Habitual carelessness; negligence. Age breeds neglect in all. Denham.
- 5.The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected. Rescue my poor remains from vile neglect. Prior. See Negligence.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abstain
- abstinence
- addle
- alone
- and
- anvil
- apart
- arrear
- aside
- away
- back
- bad
- banish
- bar
- bating
- battle
- blackball
- break
- cancel
- caret
- cast
- close
- coach
- cofferdam
- collapse
- complete
- crude
- declare
- defalcation
- default
- defect
- defective
- deficiency
- deficient
- deficit
- destroy
- desuetude
- discard
- discontinuity
- disjoin
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is neglect.
- What is to omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers. See Slight called?
- What is omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers called?
- What is habitual carelessness; negligence. Age breeds neglect in all. Denham called?
- What is the state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected. Rescue my poor remains from vile neglect. Prior. See Negligence called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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