neglect

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Learn the meaning of neglect with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

neglect

(verb)

Meaning

fail to take proper care of something

Example

"He neglected to water the plants, and they wilted."

Synonyms

disregardignore

Antonyms

attendcaremaintain

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin neglectus, meaning to disregard.
Related word forms
  • noun: neglect
  • adjective: neglected