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English to English noun
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lack of attention and due care |  | source: wordnet30
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the state of something that has been unused and neglected | | Example: the house was in a terrible state of neglect
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willful lack of care and attention | | source: wordnet30
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the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern | | source: wordnet30
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failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 verb
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leave undone or leave out | | Example: How could I miss that typo?
The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten
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fail to do something; leave something undone | | Example: 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
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fail to attend to | | Example: he neglects his children
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give little or no attention to | | Example: Disregard the errors
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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. | | source: webster1913
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