Definition of "Neglect" :

noun: willful lack of care and attention

noun: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

noun: the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

noun: lack of attention and due care

noun: the state of something that has been unused and neglected

"The house was in a terrible state of neglect."

verb: leave undone or leave out

verb: fail to attend to

"He neglects his children."

verb: give little or no attention to

verb: fail to do something; leave something undone