Definitions for neglected
Overview of verb neglect
The verb neglect has 4 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (6) neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap
(leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten")
2. (4) fail, neglect
(fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account")
3. (4) neglect
(fail to attend to; "he neglects his children")
4. (3) neglect, ignore, disregard
(give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors")
Overview of adj neglected
The adj neglected has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) ignored, neglected, unheeded
(disregarded; "his cries were unheeded"; "Shaw's neglected one-act comedy, `A Village Wooing'"; "her ignored advice")
2. (1) neglected, unattended
(lacking a caretaker; "a neglected child"; "many casualties were lying unattended")
