Neglect
Meaning of Neglect
To fail to care for or give attention to something; as a noun, the failure to do so.
ما معنى كلمة Neglect بالعربي؟
يُهمل أو يتجاهل
🚫😔 يُهمل أو يتجاهل؛ عدم الاهتمام أو الرعاية؛ فشل في توفير الرعاية أو الانتباه المطلوب لشخص أو شيء يحتاج للاهتمام والمتابعة 😔🚫
قصة GL: يُهمل أو يتجاهل المجتمع قدرات العقل الخفية - عدم الاهتمام أو الرعاية مُؤسف، الفشل في توفير التحفيز المناسب للدماغ حرم البشرية من كنوز معرفية عظيمة 💎
Neglect in a sentence
Child neglect is a crime.
GL Research found neglect of sleep hurt recall.
Genetic Invent never neglects support.
Genetic G Learning warns not to neglect review.
Origin of Neglect
From Latin neglegere, not to pick up.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, neglect describes missed care.
Neglect audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Neglect" — verb, pronounced /nɪˈɡlɛkt/, with the stress on "glect".
Narrator: To neglect is to fail to care for, pay attention to or do something properly.
Narrator: In plain English, to neglect is to ignore — like neglecting your garden so it becomes overgrown.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin neglegere, meaning to disregard, from neg-, not, and legere, to gather or read.
Narrator: "To neglect one's duties" describes failing to do what one should do.
Narrator: It differs from ignore because neglect implies a duty, whereas ignore is general.
Narrator: "To neglect a child" is a sense meaning failing to care for a child properly.
Narrator: Law, care, relationships, work and everyday speech all rely on the word neglect.
Narrator: So remember: to neglect is to fail to care, from the Latin for to disregard.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: What does neglect mean?
Speaker B: To fail to care! NEGLECT comes from the Latin neglegere, to disregard, from neg- not and legere, to gather, so it means failing to care for or pay attention.
Speaker A: So neglecting a garden means not caring for it?
Speaker B: Yes — letting it go wild!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "To neglect one's duties"; "neglect a child"; "neglect one's health" — duty, care and wellbeing.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse neglect with ignore, because neglect implies a duty, while ignore is general.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Ignore' the general cousin, 'omit' the skipping twin, 'overlook' the missing alternative. The word keeps its careless charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "neglect" in AI prompts — useful for care apps and legal tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame care?
Speaker B: Right. For a care app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide to preventing child neglect, naming two signs.
Speaker A: How about a legal tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to advise:
Prompt: Draft a guide to neglect in law, naming two examples.
Speaker A: Could it help with a health bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame wellbeing:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences what it means to neglect your health, naming one consequence.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a workplace chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short note on neglecting duties, naming one effect.
Frequently asked questions about Neglect
What does Neglect mean?
To fail to care for or give attention to something; as a noun, the failure to do so.
ما معنى كلمة Neglect بالعربي؟
يُهمل أو يتجاهل — 🚫😔 يُهمل أو يتجاهل؛ عدم الاهتمام أو الرعاية؛ فشل في توفير الرعاية أو الانتباه المطلوب لشخص أو شيء يحتاج للاهتمام والمتابعة 😔🚫
How do you pronounce Neglect?
Neglect is pronounced /nɪˈɡlekt/ and is used as a verb / noun.
How is Neglect used in a sentence?
Child neglect is a crime.
What are synonyms of Neglect?
ignore, disregard, overlook, forget, omit, abandon.