|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
Sisyphean labor, abandon, bad policy, be caught napping, be neglectful, be negligent, blink at, brush off, carelessness, cold-shoulder, contemn, cut, cut dead, default, delinquency, dereliction, disconformity, discount, disdain, dismiss, disregard, disrespect, elide, endless task, fail, failing, failure, forget, give the go-by, gloss over, heedlessness, ignore, impolicy, inaction, inactivity, inadvertence, inattention, indifference, inexecution, inexpedience, inexpediency, inobservance, lapse, laxity, laxness, leave undone, let go, let pass, let ride, let slide, let slip, look right through, loose ends, lose sight of, lose track of, make little of, maladministration, malfeasance, malpractice, misadministration, misconduct, misdirection, misfeasance, misgovernment, misguidance, mishandling, mismanagement, misrule, miss, neglectfulness, negligence, nod, nonaccomplishment, nonachievement, nonadherence, noncompliance, nonconformance, nonconformity, nonconsummation, nondischarging, nonexecution, nonfeasance, nonfulfillment, nonobservance, nonperformance, not care for, not get involved, not heed, not think, omission, omit, overleap, overlook, overpass, oversight, pass, pass by, pass over, pass up, passiveness, passivity, pooh-pooh, pretermit, rebuff, refuse to acknowledge, refuse to recognize, reject, remissness, rough edges, scant, scorn, shirk, shrug off, slackness, sleep, slight, slighting, slur over, spurn, take for granted, think little of, unconcern, unfulfillment, unobservance, work of Penelope, wrongdoing |
|
|
|
Dictionary Results for neglect: |
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
neglect
n 1: lack of attention and due care [syn: disregard,
neglect]
2: the state of something that has been unused and neglected;
"the house was in a terrible state of neglect" [syn:
neglect, disuse]
3: willful lack of care and attention [syn: disregard,
neglect]
4: the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
[syn: negligence, neglect, neglectfulness]
5: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person
would exercise under the same circumstances [syn:
negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance]
v 1: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?";
"The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
[syn: neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss,
leave out, overlook, overleap] [ant: attend to,
take to heart]
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" [syn: fail, neglect]
3: fail to attend to; "he neglects his children"
4: give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors" [syn:
neglect, ignore, disregard]
|
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Neglect \Neg*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Neglected; p. pr. &
vb. n. Neglecting.] [L. neglectus, p. p. of neglegere
(negligere) to disregard, neglect, the literal sense prob.
being, not to pick up; nec not, nor (fr. ne not + -que, a
particle akin to Goth. -h, -uh, and prob. to E. who; cf.
Goth. nih nor) + L. legere to pick up, gather. See No,
adv., Legend, Who.]
1. Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear
one's duty in regard to; to allow to pass unimproved,
unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight;
as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts.
[1913 Webster]
I hope
My absence doth neglect no great designs. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
This, my long suffering and my day of grace,
Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or
respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: To slight; overlook; disregard; disesteem; contemn. See
Slight.
[1913 Webster]
|
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Neglect \Neg*lect"\, n. [L. neglectus. See Neglect, v.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame,
Or our neglect, we lost her as we came. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Omission of attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect
of strangers.
[1913 Webster]
3. Habitual carelessness; negligence.
[1913 Webster]
Age breeds neglect in all. --Denham.
[1913 Webster]
4. The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected.
[1913 Webster]
Rescue my poor remains from vile neglect. --Prior.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Negligence; inattention; disregard; disesteem;
remissness; indifference. See Negligence.
[1913 Webster]
benign neglect A deliberate policy of minimizing public
discussion of a controversial issue [e.g. by the
president] on the theory that excessive discussion in
itself is harmful or counterproductive.
[PJC]
|
|
|
|
|
Common Misspellings > |
neglect eneglect englect nenglect eglect nneglect ngelect negelect nglect neeglect nelgect neglgect nelect negglect negelct neglelct negect negllect neglcet neglecet neglct negleect negletc neglectc neglet neglecct negletct neglec neglectt geglect ngeglect gneglect heglect nheglect hneglect jeglect njeglect jneglect beglect nbeglect bneglect meglect nmeglect mneglect eglect n eglect neglect n3glect ne3glect n3eglect n#glect ne#glect n#eglect n4glect ne4glect n4eglect nwglect newglect nweglect nrglect nerglect nreglect nsglect nesglect nseglect ndglect nedglect ndeglect nfglect nefglect nfeglect naglect niglect noglect nuglect nerlect negrlect nerglect netlect negtlect netglect neylect negylect neyglect neflect negflect nefglect nehlect neghlect nehglect nevlect negvlect nevglect neblect negblect nebglect nenlect negnlect nenglect ne lect neg lect ne glect negiect negliect negilect negoect negloect negolect negpect neglpect negplect negkect neglkect negklect neg,ect negl,ect neg,lect neg.ect negl.ect neg.lect negl3ct negle3ct negl3ect negl#ct negle#ct negl#ect negl4ct negle4ct negl4ect neglwct neglewct neglwect neglrct neglerct neglrect neglsct neglesct neglsect negldct negledct negldect neglfct neglefct neglfect neglact neglict negloct negluct neglest neglecst neglesct negledt neglecdt negledct negleft neglecft neglefct neglext neglecxt neglexct neglevt neglecvt neglevct negle t neglec t negle ct neglec5 neglect5 neglec5t neglec% neglect% neglec%t neglec6 neglect6 neglec6t neglecr neglectr neglecrt neglecy neglecty neglecyt neglecf neglectf neglecft neglecg neglectg neglecgt neglech neglecth neglecht Definition commonly spelled as: Defanition or Defenition, Synonym as: Synonim, Sinonym or Sinonim, Thesaurus as: Thesorus or Thesauris, Dictionary as: Dictionery or Dictionry and Define is usually not misspelled. What does mispell meen? It Meens...
Full Map Index: Å Norway-Am Timan Chad |
Ama United States of America-Audon France |
Audouville-la-Hubert France-Baskil Turkey |
Baskin United States of America-Bindoy Philippines |
Bindoy Philippines-Breuilpont France |
Breukelen Netherlands-Campofelice di Fitalia Italy |
Campofelice di Roccella Italy-Champigny France |
Champigny-en-Beauce France-Colle San Magno Italy |
Colle Sannita Italy-Damulog Philippines |
Damurhuda Bangladesh-Duliāgaon India |
Duliajan No.1 India-Ethridge United States of America |
Étienville France-Frignano Italy |
Frignicourt France-Gouhenans France |
Gouillons France-Hasselbach Germany |
Hasselbach Germany-Hurlock United States of America |
Huron United States of America-Jovellanos Cuba |
Jovellar Philippines-Kirchzell Germany |
Kircubbin United Kingdom-La Gomera Guatemala |
La Gonfrière France-Le Hohwald France |
Le Hommet-dArthenay France-Loma de Gato Philippines |
Loma de Juárez Mexico-Mālpur India |
Mālpura India-Memphis United States of America |
Memphis United States of America-Montería Colombia |
Monteriggioni Italy-Navalilla Spain |
Navalmanzano Spain-Noyelles-lès-Seclin France |
Noyelles-lès-Vermelles France-Pachelma Russia |
Pachgaon India-Piégut-Pluviers France |
Piekary Śląskie Poland-Prilep Macedonia |
Přílepy Czech Republic-Reuil-en-Brie France |
Reuilly France-Şag Romania |
Şag Romania-Saint-Puy France |
Saint-Python France-Santa Rita Panama |
Santa Rita Venezuela-Sewarhi India |
Sewen France-Sparbu Norway |
Spardorf Germany-Tamparan Philippines |
Tampayan Philippines-Tottington United Kingdom |
Tottleben Germany-Valdivia Chile |
Valdivia Colombia-Villeneuve-le-Roi France |
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon France-White City United States of America |
White City Canada-Żywiec Poland |
|
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.
|
©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy |
|