- (v.) Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers.
- (adv.) Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts.
- (adv.) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.
- (v.) Habitual carelessness; negligence.
- (v.) The state of being disregarded, slighted or neglected.
- (v.) 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.
- (adv.) Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts.
- (v.) The state of being disregarded, slighted or neglected.
- (v.) Habitual carelessness; negligence.
- (v.) 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.
- (v.) Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers.
- (adv.) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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