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neglect

/nɪˈɡlɛkt/ noun B2
  1. The act of neglecting. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The state of being neglected. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Habitual lack of care. (countable, uncountable)

Plural neglects

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What a starved, unloved life she had had--a life of drudgery and poverty and neglect; for Marilla was shrewd enough to read between the lines of Anne’s history and divine the truth.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 53 · C1
I was sure you loved your girls too well to neglect such an acquaintance.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 6 · B2
“I cannot comprehend the neglect of a family library in such days as these.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 40 · B2
“Neglect!
Pride and Prejudice, p. 40 · B2

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