neglect - noun

lack of attention and due care

the state of something that has been unused and neglected

willful lack of care and attention

the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

neglect - verb

• leave undone or leave out
• fail to do something; leave something undone
• fail to attend to
• give little or no attention to

neglect - thesaurus

carelessness   disregard   disuse   drop   fail   ignore   miss   neglectfulness   negligence   nonperformance   omit   overleap   overlook   pretermit