Definition: willful lack of care and attention
Similar words: mistreatment
Definition: the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
Usage: he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother
Synonyms: neglect, negligence, nonperformance, carelessness
Definition: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Similar words: nonaccomplishment, nonachievement
Definition: an act that does not achieve its intended goal
Synonyms: neglect, neglectfulness, negligence
Definition: the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
Similar words: carelessness, sloppiness
Definition: the quality of not being careful or taking pains
Definition: lack of attention and due care
Similar words: inattention
Definition: lack of attention
Definition: the state of something that has been unused and neglected
Usage: the house was in a terrible state of neglect
Similar words: declination, decline
Definition: a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state