Definitions For Neglect

noun

• Willful lack of care and attention
• Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
• The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
• Lack of attention and due care
• The state of something that has been unused and neglected
• Lack of attention or care that someone or something needs
• The condition of not being taken care of

verb

• Leave undone or leave out
• Fail to attend to
• Give little or no attention to
• Fail to do something; leave something undone
• To fail to take care of or to give attention to (someone or something)
• To fail to do (something)