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Definition of Neglected

Neglect
Neglect Neg*lect", n. [L. neglectus. See Neglect, v.] 1. 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. To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame, Or our neglect, we lost her as we came. --Milton. 2. Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers. 3. Habitual carelessness; negligence. Age breeds neglect in all. --Denham. 4. The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected. Rescue my poor remains from vile neglect. --Prior. Syn: Negligence; inattention; disregard; disesteem; remissness; indifference. See Negligence.

Meaning of Neglected from wikipedia

- Studies of neglected children show heightened levels of depression and hopelessness, and higher incidents of suicide attempts. The effects of neglect on child...
- Xestia castanea, the grey rustic or neglected, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from central Europe to Morocco, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel...
- awareness of them); and neglected tropical diseases do not currently have a prominent cultural figure to champion their elimination. Neglected tropical diseases...
- Neglect patients may also ignore the contralesional side of their body; for instance, they might only shave, or apply make-up to, the non-neglected side...
- In American history, salutary neglect was the 18th-century policy of the British Crown of avoiding the strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, especially...
- McAlpin of the San Francisco Chronicle stated that Left Neglected "is about tending to neglected areas and healing rifts - familial and emotional as well...
- neglectful. Child neglect is the most frequent form of child abuse, with children born to young mothers at substantial risk for neglect. Neglected children are...
- Knowledge neglect refers to cases when people fail to retrieve and apply previously stored knowledge appropriately into a current situation (Marsh, Umanath...
- Demolition by neglect refers to the practice of allowing a building to deteriorate to the point that demolition becomes necessary or restoration becomes...
- Neglected and underutilized crops are domesticated plant species used for food, medicine, trading, or cultural practices. They are significant within...