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the state of being unattended to or not cared for<the barn sat in neglect until it finally fell down>Synonymsdesolation, dilapidation, disrepair, seedinessRelated Wordsinattention, negligence; abandonment, desertion; decay, decrepitude, dereliction, deterioration, disintegration, ruin, ruinationNear Antonymsconservation, preservationAntonymsrepair
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the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action<your ongoing neglect of your health is going to land you in the hospital someday>— see failure 1
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