neglect
English Thesaurus
1. willful lack of care and attention (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | mistreatment, |
| definition | : | the practice of treating (someone or something) badly (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | despite, |
| definition | : | contemptuous disregard (noun.act) |
2. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | dereliction, |
| definition | : | willful negligence (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | comparative negligence, |
| definition | : | (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | concurrent negligence, |
| definition | : | (law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | contributory negligence, |
| definition | : | (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | criminal negligence, culpable negligence, |
| definition | : | (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | dodging, escape, evasion, |
| definition | : | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (noun.act) |
3. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | carelessness, sloppiness, |
| definition | : | the quality of not being careful or taking pains (noun.attribute) |
4. lack of attention and due care (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | inattention, |
| definition | : | lack of attention (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | omission, |
| definition | : | neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something (noun.cognition) |
5. the state of something that has been unused and neglected (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | declination, decline, |
| definition | : | a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | omission, |
| definition | : | something that has been omitted (noun.state) |
6. leave undone or leave out (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | forget, |
| definition | : | forget to do something (verb.cognition) |
7. fail to attend to (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | slack, |
| definition | : | be inattentive to, or neglect (verb.cognition) |
8. give little or no attention to (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | pretermit, |
| definition | : | disregard intentionally or let pass (verb.cognition) |
9. fail to do something; leave something undone (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | lose track, |
| definition | : | fail to keep informed or aware (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | strike out, |
| definition | : | put out or be put out by a strikeout (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | choke, |
| definition | : | fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | muff, |
| definition | : | fail to catch, as of a ball (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | miss, |
| definition | : | fail to attend an event or activity (verb.stative) |
10. willful lack of care and attention (noun.act)
| derivation | : | neglect, |
| definition | : | fail to attend to (verb.cognition) |
11. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances (noun.act)
| derivation | : | careless, |
| definition | : | marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful (adj.all) |
12. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | neglect, |
| definition | : | fail to attend to (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | fail, neglect, |
| definition | : | fail to do something; leave something undone (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | negligent, |
| definition | : | characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern (adj.all) |
13. lack of attention and due care (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | neglect, |
| definition | : | fail to attend to (verb.cognition) |
14. leave undone or leave out (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | omission, skip, |
| definition | : | a mistake resulting from neglect (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | omission, |
| definition | : | neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | pretermission, |
| definition | : | letting pass without notice (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | neglecter, |
| definition | : | a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | omissible, |
| definition | : | capable of being left out (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | omissive, |
| definition | : | characterized by omissions (adj.pert) |
15. fail to attend to (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | disregard, neglect, |
| definition | : | willful lack of care and attention (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | disregard, neglect, |
| definition | : | lack of attention and due care (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | neglecter, |
| definition | : | a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | negligent, |
| definition | : | characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern (adj.all) |
16. give little or no attention to (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | disregard, neglect, |
| definition | : | willful lack of care and attention (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | disregard, neglect, |
| definition | : | lack of attention and due care (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | neglecter, |
| definition | : | a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | negligent, |
| definition | : | characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern (adj.all) |
17. fail to do something; leave something undone (verb.social)
| derivation | : | failure, |
| definition | : | an unexpected omission (noun.act) |
18. willful lack of care and attention (noun.act)
| derivation | : | neglect, |
| definition | : | fail to attend to (verb.cognition) |
19. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances (noun.act)
| derivation | : | careless, |
| definition | : | marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful (adj.all) |
20. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | neglect, |
| definition | : | fail to attend to (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | fail, neglect, |
| definition | : | fail to do something; leave something undone (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | negligent, |
| definition | : | characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern (adj.all) |
21. lack of attention and due care (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | neglect, |
| definition | : | fail to attend to (verb.cognition) |
22. leave undone or leave out (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | omission, skip, |
| definition | : | a mistake resulting from neglect (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | omission, |
| definition | : | neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | pretermission, |
| definition | : | letting pass without notice (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | neglecter, |
| definition | : | a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | omissible, |
| definition | : | capable of being left out (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | omissive, |
| definition | : | characterized by omissions (adj.pert) |
23. fail to attend to (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | disregard, neglect, |
| definition | : | willful lack of care and attention (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | disregard, neglect, |
| definition | : | lack of attention and due care (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | neglecter, |
| definition | : | a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | negligent, |
| definition | : | characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern (adj.all) |
24. give little or no attention to (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | disregard, neglect, |
| definition | : | willful lack of care and attention (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | disregard, neglect, |
| definition | : | lack of attention and due care (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | neglecter, |
| definition | : | a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | negligent, |
| definition | : | characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern (adj.all) |
25. fail to do something; leave something undone (verb.social)
| derivation | : | failure, |
| definition | : | an unexpected omission (noun.act) |
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