neglect

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• /nɪˈɡlɛkt/
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• rhymes with -ɛkt
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• CMU ARPABET: N AH0 G L EH1 K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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The verb is inherited from Middle English neglect, neclect, derived from Latin neglēctus, perfect passive participle of neglegō (“to make light of, disregard, not to pick up”), itself from nec (“not”) + legō (“to pick up, select”). The noun is from neglēctus (“neglect”). First attested in 1460, the noun in 1588.

214 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: إِهْمَال (ʔihmāl) — act of neglecting
• Bhojpuri: उपेक्षा (upēkṣā) — act of neglecting
• Bulgarian: пренебрежение (prenebreženie) — act of neglecting
• Catalan: negligència — act of neglecting
• Chinese: 疏忽 (shūhū) — act of neglecting
• Czech: zanedbání — act of neglecting
• Danish: negligering — act of neglecting
• Danish: forsømmelse — act of neglecting
• Dutch: verwaarlozing — act of neglecting
• Dutch: nalatigheid — act of neglecting
• Dutch: onzorgvuldigheid — act of neglecting
• Esperanto: neglektado — act of neglecting
• Finnish: laiminlyönti — act of neglecting
• Finnish: välinpitämättömyys — act of neglecting
• Finnish: heitteillejättö — act of neglecting
• French: négligence — act of neglecting
• German: Vernachlässigung — act of neglecting
• Greek: αμέλεια (améleia) — act of neglecting
• Hebrew: הזנחה (haznaha) — act of neglecting
• Hindi: उपेक्षा (upekṣā) — act of neglecting
• Hungarian: elhanyagolás — act of neglecting
• Irish: faillí — act of neglecting
• Italian: negligenza — act of neglecting
• Japanese: 怠慢 (taiman) — act of neglecting
• Japanese: 無視 (mushi) — act of neglecting
• Japanese: 忽略 (kotsuryaku) — act of neglecting
• Korean: 태만 (taeman) — act of neglecting
• Latin: neglectus — act of neglecting
• Macedonian: негрижа (negriža) — act of neglecting
• Macedonian: запоставување (zapostavuvanje) — act of neglecting
• Old English: unġīemen — act of neglecting
• Portuguese: negligência — act of neglecting
• Russian: пренебреже́ние (prenebrežénije) — act of neglecting
• Scottish Gaelic: dearmad — act of neglecting
• Scottish Gaelic: suarachas — act of neglecting
• Scottish Gaelic: faondradh — act of neglecting
• Spanish: negligencia — act of neglecting
• Spanish: abandono — act of neglecting
• Swedish: försummelse — act of neglecting
• Turkish: ihmal — act of neglecting
• Ottoman Turkish: اهمال (ihmal) — act of neglecting
• Bulgarian: изоставеност (izostavenost) — state of being neglected
• Bulgarian: запуснатост (zapusnatost) — state of being neglected
• Danish: forsømthed — state of being neglected
• Dutch: verwaarlozing — state of being neglected
• Hindi: उपेक्षित (upekṣit) — state of being neglected
• Macedonian: запоставеност (zapostavenost) — state of being neglected
• Māori: iwikoretanga — state of being neglected
• Old English: unġīemen — state of being neglected
• Old English: forġīemednes — state of being neglected
• Bulgarian: небрежност (nebrežnost) — habitual lack of care
• Dutch: verwaarlozing — habitual lack of care
• Dutch: nalatigheid — habitual lack of care
• Dutch: zorgeloosheid — habitual lack of care
• Finnish: välinpitämättömyys — habitual lack of care
• French: négligence — habitual lack of care
• German: Nachlässigkeit — habitual lack of care
• Macedonian: негрижа (negriža) — habitual lack of care
• Old English: unġīemen — habitual lack of care
• Russian: небре́жность (nebréžnostʹ) — habitual lack of care
• Spanish: negligencia — habitual lack of care
• Albanian: mbasdor — fail to care for
• Bulgarian: изоставям (izostavjam) — fail to care for
• Bulgarian: занемарявам (zanemarjavam) — fail to care for
• Catalan: negligir — fail to care for
• Ngazidja Comorian: upuzi — fail to care for
• Czech: zanedbávat — fail to care for
• Czech: zanedbat — fail to care for
• Danish: ignorere — fail to care for
• Danish: negligere — fail to care for
• Dutch: verwaarlozen — fail to care for
• Esperanto: neglekti — fail to care for
• Finnish: lyödä laimin — fail to care for
• French: négliger — fail to care for
• Galician: desleixar — fail to care for
• Galician: descurar — fail to care for
• Galician: descoidar — fail to care for
• Galician: desilar — fail to care for
• Galician: arranglar — fail to care for
• Georgian: დაუდევრობა (daudevroba) — fail to care for
• Georgian: მოუვლელობა (mouvleloba) — fail to care for
• Georgian: ხელმიშვებულობა (xelmišvebuloba) — fail to care for
• Georgian: ხელის მიშვება (xelis mišveba) — fail to care for
• Georgian: მიგდება (migdeba) — fail to care for
• German: vernachlässigen — fail to care for
• German: verabsäumen — fail to care for
• German: versäumen — fail to care for
• German: missachten — fail to care for
• German: unterlassen — fail to care for
• German: hintanstellen — fail to care for
• German: verwahrlosen lassen — fail to care for
• Greek: παραμελώ (parameló) — fail to care for
• Ancient Greek: παραμελέω (parameléō) — fail to care for
• Hindi: अवहेला (avhelā) — fail to care for
• Hindi: अवहेलना (avhelnā) — fail to care for
• Hungarian: elhanyagol — fail to care for
• Italian: mancare — fail to care for
• Italian: negligere — fail to care for
• Italian: omettere — fail to care for
• Italian: ignorare — fail to care for
• Italian: trascurare — fail to care for
• Latin: neglegō — fail to care for
• Macedonian: запоставува (zapostavuva) — fail to care for
• Māori: whakangongo — fail to care for
• Māori: whakahapa — fail to care for
• Mauritian Creole: neglize — fail to care for
• Polish: zaniedbywać — fail to care for
• Polish: zaniedbać — fail to care for
• Portuguese: negligenciar — fail to care for
• Portuguese: descurar — fail to care for
• Russian: забрасывать (zabrasyvatʹ) — fail to care for
• Russian: запускать (zapuskatʹ) — fail to care for
• Slovak: zanedbať — fail to care for
• Spanish: descuidar — fail to care for
• Spanish: negligir — fail to care for
• Swedish: försumma — fail to care for
• Swedish: uraktlåta — fail to care for
• Swedish: negligera — fail to care for
• Tagalog: pabayaan — fail to care for
• Ukrainian: зане́дбувати (zanédbuvaty) — fail to care for
• Ukrainian: занедба́ти (zanedbáty) — fail to care for
• Ukrainian: занеха́ювати (zanexájuvaty) — fail to care for
• Ukrainian: занеха́яти (zanexájaty) — fail to care for
• Vietnamese: bỏ lơ — fail to care for
• Vietnamese: bỏ mặc — fail to care for
• Arabic: أَهْمَلَ (ʔahmala) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Bulgarian: пренебрегвам (prenebregvam) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Catalan: negligir — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Cherokee: ᎬᎨᏫᏍᏗ (gvgewisdi) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Chinese Mandarin: 忽略 (hūlüè) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Chinese Mandarin: 忽视 (hūshì) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Czech: zanedbat — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Danish: negligere — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Danish: forsømme — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Dutch: verwaarlozen — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Dutch: negeren — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Dutch: uit het oog verliezen — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Dutch: buiten beschouwing laten — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Dutch: veronachtzamen — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Esperanto: neglekti — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Finnish: sivuuttaa — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• French: négliger — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Galician: desleixar — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Galician: descurar — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Georgian: უგულვებელყოფა (ugulvebelq̇opa) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Georgian: არად მიჩნევა (arad mičneva) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Georgian: აბუჩად აგდება (abučad agdeba) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• German: missachten — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• German: nicht beachten — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• German: ignorieren — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• German: zurücksetzen — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• German: benachteiligen — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• German: außer Acht lassen — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• German: übersehen — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• German: ausklammern — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• German: ausblenden — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• German: nicht berücksichtigen — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• German: übergehen — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• German: außer Betracht lassen — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Greek: αμελώ (ameló) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Ancient Greek: περιοράω (perioráō) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Ancient Greek: ἀμελέω (ameléō) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Hindi: अवहेलना (avhelnā) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Hungarian: elhanyagol — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Italian: tralasciare — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Japanese: 無視する (mushi suru) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Japanese: 忽略する (kotsuryaku suru) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Korean: 소홀히 하다 (soholhi hada) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Korean: 등한히 하다 (deunghanhi hada) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Latin: neglegō — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Latin: oblīvīscor — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Macedonian: занемарува (zanemaruva) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Māori: pī — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Māori: whakangongo — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Māori: whakahapa — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Norman: néglyigi — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Old Church Slavonic: небрѣщи (nebrěšti) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Old English: forġīeman — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Old English: misġīeman — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Old English: āġīemelēasian — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Polish: zaniedbywać — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Polish: zaniedbać — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Portuguese: negligenciar — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Romanian: neglija — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Romanian: a nu ține cont de — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Romanian: delăsa — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Russian: пренебрега́ть (prenebregátʹ) — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Slovak: zanedbať — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Spanish: descuidar — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Spanish: desoír — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Spanish: hacer caso omiso — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Spanish: desatender — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Spanish: negligir — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Swedish: försumma — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Tagalog: pabayaan — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Tocharian B: yäk- — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Vietnamese: bỏ lơ — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Vietnamese: bỏ mặc — omit to notice; slight; disregard
• Czech: zanedbat — failure due to carelessness
• Danish: forsømme — failure due to carelessness
• Danish: negligere — failure due to carelessness
• Dutch: nalaten — failure due to carelessness
• Dutch: verzaken — failure due to carelessness
• Finnish: lyödä laimin — failure due to carelessness
• Galician: descurar — failure due to carelessness
• Galician: desleixar — failure due to carelessness
• Galician: desilar — failure due to carelessness
• German: versäumen — failure due to carelessness
• German: verfehlen — failure due to carelessness
• German: unterlassen — failure due to carelessness
• Portuguese: negligenciar — failure due to carelessness
• Russian: упуска́ть (upuskátʹ) — failure due to carelessness
• Spanish: descuidar — failure due to carelessness
• Spanish: negligir — failure due to carelessness