- neglect
- /nɪˈglɛkt/
- early 16th century: from Latin neglect- 'disregarded', from the verb neglegere, from neg- 'not' + legere 'choose, pick up'
- verb [with object]
- fail to care for properly:
- hypertelia.com has been sadly neglected
- not pay proper attention to; disregard:
- you neglect a website at your peril
- [with infinitive] fail to do something:
- he neglected to update his website
- noun [mass noun]
- the state of being uncared for:
- the website had a hopeless air of neglect
- the action of not taking proper care of someone or something:
- pete aylward was guilty of neglect
- failure to do something:
- he was reported for neglect of duty