- the fact of not giving enough care or attention to something/somebody; the state of not receiving enough care or attention
- The buildings are crumbling from years of neglect.
- The place smelled of decay and neglect.
- The gardens sadly fell into neglect and disrepair.
- neglect of something/somebody The law imposes penalties for the neglect of children.
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsc1- After years of neglect the house is at last being restored.
- He was reprimanded for neglect of duty.
- Medical neglect occurs when medical care is withheld.
- She had concentrated on her music to the neglect of her other studies.
- The 18th-century interior of the building has survived through benign neglect.
- The buildings suffered neglect for centuries.
- The doctor was guilty of serious neglect of duty.
- The maximum penalty for child neglect is ten years' imprisonment.
- children who are victims of deliberate parental neglect
- cruelty by neglect
- the suffering of children through neglect
- Government neglect of public services has led to serious problems.
- The case will collapse without evidence of criminal neglect.
- The focus on extracurricular activities has led to a neglect of academic work.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- general
- total
- relative
- …
- suffer
- suffer from
- be guilty of
- …
- by neglect
- through neglect
- neglect of
- …
- centuries of neglect
- years of neglect
- neglect of duty
- …
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin neglect- ‘disregarded’, from the verb neglegere, from neg- ‘not’ + legere ‘choose, pick up’.
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