Definition of neglect

• adv. - Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts.
• adv. - To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.
• v. - Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy.
• v. - Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers.
• v. - Habitual carelessness; negligence.
• v. - The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected.