Meaning

• The act of neglecting.

• The state of being neglected.

• Habitual lack of care.

Meaning

• To fail to care for or attend to something.

  "to neglect duty or business;  to neglect to pay debts"

• To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.

  "to neglect strangers"

• To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.