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Adjective: neglected  nu'glektud
  1. Disregarded
    "Shaw's neglected one-act comedy, 'A Village Wooing'"
    - ignored, unheeded
     
  2. Lacking a caretaker
    "a neglected child"
    - unattended
Verb: neglect  ni'glekt
  1. Leave undone or leave out
    - pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap
     
  2. Fail to do something; leave something undone
    - fail
     
  3. Fail to attend to
    "he neglects his children"
     
  4. Give little or no attention to
    - ignore, disregard, tune out

See also: neglecter, negligent, uncared-for, unnoticed

Antonym: attend to

Encyclopedia: Neglect