neglects

noun

The act of neglecting.

The state of being neglected.

Habitual lack of care.

verb

(transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something.

(transitive) To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.

(transitive) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.

(transitive, mathematics) To ignore for the sake of simplifying calculations without significantly affecting accuracy.

Roots

necneg- · Latin · not lego-lect · Latin · gather, choose

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