neglect

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Noun
1. lack of attention and due care
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2. the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"
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3. willful lack of care and attention
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4. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
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5. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
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Verb
1. leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
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2. fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"
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3. fail to attend to; "he neglects his children"
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4. give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors"
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