neglected
- adjective
- /nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/
:
desatendido
- The abandoned house was covered in weeds and had a neglected garden.
Once I saw him weep in a courtroom, neglected, needing nursing.
- Once I saw him weep in a courtroom, neglected, needing nursing.
- And worse yet, I'm I'm hurt, I'm abused, I'm neglected, I'm used.
- They're so neglected and she she's a fear monger.
- And so it's a constant chain reaction of despair and being neglected.
- She needs to stop acting like all lower class workers feel neglected.
- I I like to pick on things that are neglected or are really, I don't know, undervalued.
- And so that was Madeline been stolen because she'd been neglected.
Examples
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To end the epidemic of AIDS, TB, malaria and neglected tropical diseases.
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I'm going to take my poor neglected dog.
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You can see that, but they were just so poorly, just neglected, poor plants.
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So I would argue the body is a critical, albeit slightly neglected, ingredient of mental health.
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There's this bull man who just takes care of little neglected babies.
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After years of neglect, the once vibrant park had become a neglected space filled with trash.
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Many neglected animals at the shelter need a loving home and proper care.
Synonyms
119
3.6
Feeling sad because others do not include you
22
3.6
Left without anyone watching or caring for them
21
2.0
Not remembered or noticed and left alone
16
7.4
Left out by a group of people
15
3.4
Not cared for or shown affection
14
4.8
Not getting enough help with health or school
3
4.9
Not given care, like a garden
1
3.9
Without anyone watching or looking after it
1
4.2
Not looked after and left in bad condition
1
5.5
Not looked after and left in bad condition
A task or problem that no one has dealt with yet
People do not pay attention to a person or thing
Not noticed or given any attention
People do not notice it when it is important
Antonyms
How Neglected
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Neglected comes from Latin parts neg- meaning 'not' and legere meaning 'to pick up' or 'gather'. Think of a garden you never 'pick up' or clean — no one gathers the plants or looks after it, so it becomes neglected.