Hypertelia / Pete Aylward

neglect

/nɪˈglɛkt/

early 16th century: from Latin neglect- 'disregarded', from the verb neglegere, from neg- 'not' + legere 'choose, pick up'

verb [with object]

• fail to care for properly:
• hypertelia.com has been sadly neglected

not pay proper attention to; disregard:

you neglect a website at your peril

[with infinitive] fail to do something:

he neglected to update his website

noun [mass noun]

• the state of being uncared for:
• the website had a hopeless air of neglect

the action of not taking proper care of someone or something:

pete aylward was guilty of neglect

failure to do something:

he was reported for neglect of duty