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neglect

noun
  1. willful lack of care and attention
    disregard
  2. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
    negligencecarelessnessnonperformance
  3. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
    negligenceneglectfulness
  4. lack of attention and due care
    disregard
  5. the state of something that has been unused and neglected
    “the house was in a terrible state of neglect”
    disuse
verb
  1. leave undone or leave out
    drop
  2. fail to attend to
    “They neglected to pay for their internet and it was shut off.”
  3. give little or no attention to
    disregard
  4. fail to do something
    fail