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- Dictionaryneglected/nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/
adjective
- 1. suffering a lack of proper care: "some severely neglected children" Similar Opposite
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a situation in which you do not give enough care or attention to someone or something, or the state of not receiving enough care or attention: Both parents were found guilty of neglect and their child was taken away from them. Over the years the church has fallen into a state of neglect. Synonym. disuse.
The meaning of NEGLECTED is not given proper or necessary care or attention. How to use neglected in a sentence.
The meaning of NEGLECT is to give little attention or respect to : disregard. How to use neglect in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Neglect.
Neglect means to fail to pay enough attention to someone or something or to not do enough to properly care for someone or something. In terms of things, neglect usually means that you haven’t maintained them properly.
If you neglect someone or something, you fail to give them the amount of attention that they deserve. He'd given too much to his career, worked long hours, neglected her. [ VERB noun ]
noun. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances. synonyms: carelessness, negligence, nonperformance. see more. noun. the state of something that has been unused and neglected. “the house was in a terrible state of neglect ”
If someone is neglected, they have not been given enough love, attention or support.
