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Definition of neglected adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

neglected

adjective
 
/nɪˈɡlektɪd/
 
/nɪˈɡlektɪd/
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  1. not receiving enough care or attention
    • neglected children
    • a neglected area of research
    Extra Examples
    • His tools lay neglected in the garden.
    • It is a sadly neglected work.
    • She is an excellent and unjustly neglected author.
    • The building is sorely neglected.
    • The group of street children looked ragged and neglected.
See neglected in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee neglected in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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