neglected
verb
Form of neglect , past tense of neglect.
Simple meaning
Fail to do something.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
nəɡˈlɛktəd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
past tense of neglect
Fail to do something; leave something undone
past tense of neglect
To fail to care for or attend to something.
past tense of neglect
To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Fail to do something; leave something undone
Used this way, neglected is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It criticises, but without shouting.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Critical but measured
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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Leave undone or leave out.
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