Neglect
 

neglect
noun1.lack of attention and due care[syn: disregard]2.the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"3.willful lack of care and attention[syn: disregard]4.the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern[syn: negligence]5.failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances[syn: negligence]
verb1.leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"[ant: attend to]2.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"[syn: fail]3.fail to attend to; "he neglects his children"4.give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors"