What is another word for neglect ?

The state of being uncared for

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“The palace grounds, which had for long years past been allowed to sink into a sad state of neglect, had now become a mere jungle.”

Noun

The act of not paying the proper care or attention to something

“The neglect of sound moral habits will result in negative social consequences.”

Noun

failure to take proper care

A failure to do something that is expected or required

non-fulfilment of duty

lack of concern

non-performance of duty

failure to take proper action

lack of proper care and attention

contributory negligence

failure to pay attention to

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“He was filled with dread at having his ears filled with complaints of Frank's constant neglect in his duties.”

Noun

Neglect of one's duty

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Noun

An act of defying or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct

lack of compliance with

taking no notice of

paying no heed to

break

flying in the face of

rebelling against

crime

offence^UK

offense^US

misdemeanor^US

misbehavior^US

infraction of the law

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Noun

The state of not being used

Noun

Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse

offense^US

offence^UK

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Noun

misreading of the situation

An act or judgment that is misguided or wrong

offence^UK

offense^US

putting foot in mouth

misbehavior^US

misdemeanor^US

self-defeating action

plot error

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Noun

Lack of action where some is expected or appropriate

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Noun

The action or fact of abandoning or being abandoned

Noun

Unexcused failure to do duty

Noun

The act or state of shunning or deserting a person

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

Noun

A lack or shortage

abridgment^US

abridgement^UK

being able to do with

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Verb

To fail to care for or pay attention to

leave something undone

pay little attention to

fail to take advantage of

minimize^US

minimise^UK

give something a miss

keep one's distance from

let something go downhill

let something go to seed

lay aside

take with a pinch of salt

not take into consideration

let fall between the cracks

fail to observe

look past

leave out of consideration

not take into account

bury one's head in sand

fiddle while Rome burns

belittle

flout

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

cock a snook at

scoff at

put aside

refuse to acknowledge

cut dead

consign to oblivion

give the cold shoulder to

have done with

cease to remember

erase from memory

let bygones be bygones

banish from one's thoughts

not give another thought to

sweep under the carpet

marginalize^US

pretend not to notice

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

discredit

isolate

sideline

refuse to have anything to do with

fail to take account of

marginalise^UK

tell someone to get lost

laugh away

relinquish

renounce

look right through someone

repress one's memory of

shy away from

recoil from

leave off

put down

give someone the air

kick in the teeth

break with

cut off

bin off

swear off

give the elbow

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“Sam would sometimes neglect his hygiene by failing to bathe or change into clean clothes.”

Verb

To let someone down by abandoning or neglecting them

take oneself off from

cast aside

fall short of expectation

give someone the air

leave someone holding the baby

eighty-six

forbear

beach

give notice to

split from

stop going out with

break off one's relationship with

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

cut off without a penny

refuse to acknowledge

give the old heave-ho

dissociate oneself from

disaffiliate oneself from

leave off

give a wide berth to

cold-shoulder

swear off

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Verb

make things hot for someone

To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

brutalise^UK

brutalize^US

victimize^US

victimise^UK

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

show ill will towards

beat the living daylights out of

antagonize^US

get on someone's back

use

demonize^US

demonise^UK

antagonise^UK

traumatise^UK

traumatize^US

agonise^UK

agonize^US

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Verb

refuse to accept the authority of

To disregard the rules and refuse to conform

baulk^UK

balk^US

take law into own hands

kick over the traces

be at odds with

take part in an uprising

disobey authority

defy authority

refuse to obey orders

rage against the machine

mobilise^UK

mobilize^US

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Verb

To rebuff, ignore, or spurn (someone) disdainfully

stiff-arm

cut dead

look right through someone

tell someone where to get off

drive away

shut out

look straight through

keep one's distance from

give the cold shoulder to

boycott

jilt

treat disrespectfully

cut off

bin off

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Verb

To fail to fulfill an obligation or payment

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

Verb

To procrastinate or be lazy, especially with work or responsibilities

sit back and do nothing

moulder^UK

molder^US

do nothing in particular

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Verb

To do or execute sometime without proper care

Verb

To use (something) less than expected

underuse

downplay

minimise^UK

minimize^US

underexploit

underutilize

Verb

To reject someone and exclude them from one's inheritance

cut off without a cent

cut off without a penny

send to Coventry

forsake

ignore