neglect
英[nɪ'glekt]
美[nɪ'glɛkt]
英英释意
- 1. lack of attention and due care
- 2. the state of something that has been unused and neglected;
- "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"
- 3. willful lack of care and attention
- 4. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
- 5. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances