NEGLECT - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

the state of something that has been unused and neglected

Example: the house was in a terrible state of neglect

Categories: Decline, Declination

Part of speech: Verb

leave undone or leave out

Example: How could I miss that typo?; The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten

Part of speech: Verb

fail to attend to

Example: he neglects his children

Part of speech: Verb

give little or no attention to

Example: Disregard the errors

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The word "neglect" was borrowed from Latin neglēctus.

Many Latin words entered English twice—once through French and once through direct borrowing.