Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To fail to care for someone or something properly or to give insufficient attention to a task.
Neglect
/nɪˈɡlekt/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Nor were moral and social sanitary laws neglected.
'I'm not neglecting him.' Sweets Kivel broke in on them.
Might he ask, was dying of destitution and neglect necessarily English?
Etymology:
The word neglect originates from the Latin neglectus, meaning not chosen, combining neg-, a variant of nec, meaning not, and legere, meaning to pick or choose.
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