Definition of "neglect" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something.

   • to neglect duty or business;  to neglect to pay debts

2. (transitive) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.

   • to neglect strangers

3. (transitive) To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.

4. (transitive, mathematics) To ignore for the sake of simplifying calculations without significantly affecting accuracy.

   • We can neglect this term, as it approaches zero in the limit anyway.
   • This problem says to neglect air resistance.

noun

1. The act of neglecting.

2. The state of being neglected.

3. Habitual lack of care.