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neglector

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ne⋅glect

  [ni-glekt]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
2. to be remiss in the care or treatment of: to neglect one's family; to neglect one's appearance.
3. to omit, through indifference or carelessness: to neglect to reply to an invitation.
4. to fail to carry out or perform (orders, duties, etc.): to neglect the household chores.
5. to fail to take or use: to neglect no precaution.
–noun
6. an act or instance of neglecting; disregard; negligence: The neglect of the property was shameful.
7. the fact or state of being neglected: a beauty marred by neglect.
Origin:
1520–30; < L neglēctus, var. of neclēctus (ptp. of neglegere, neclegere to disregard, ignore, slight), equiv. to nec not + leg-, base of legere to pick up + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
ne⋅glect⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
ne⋅glect⋅ed⋅ness, noun
ne⋅glect⋅er, ne⋅glec⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. ignore. See slight. 6, 7. default, inattention, heedlessness. Neglect, dereliction, negligence, remissness imply carelessness, failure, or some important omission in the performance of one's duty, a task, etc. Neglect and negligence are occasionally interchangeable, but neglect commonly refers to an instance, negligence to the habit or trait, of failing to attend to or perform what is expected or required: gross neglect of duty; negligence in handling traffic problems. Dereliction implies culpable or reprehensible neglect or failure in the performance of duty: dereliction in a position of responsibility. Remissness implies the omission or the careless or indifferent performance of a duty: remissness in filing a report on the accident.

Antonyms:
6. attention, care.
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Word Origin & History

neglect  (v.)
1529, from L. neglectus, pp. of neglegere "to make light of, disregard," lit. "not to pick up," variant of neclegere, from Old L. nec "not" (see deny) + legere "pick up, select" (see lecture). The noun is first attested 1588.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ne·glect
Function: noun
: a disregard of duty resulting from carelessness, indifference, or willfulness; especially : a failure to provide a child under one's care with proper food, clothing, shelter, supervision, medical care, or emotional stability —compare ABUSE 2, NEGLIGENCE —neglect transitive verb —ne·glect·ful adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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