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Definition

verb. failing to care for someone or something.

Example Sentence

She kept neglecting her duties.

More Example Sentences

Neglecting chores can lead to problems.

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Rhymes

  • affecting
  • collecting
  • connecting
  • correcting
  • defecting
  • deflecting
  • detecting
  • directing
  • dissecting
  • effecting
  • electing
  • erecting
  • expecting
  • infecting
  • injecting
  • inspecting
  • neglecting
  • objecting
  • perfecting
  • projecting
  • prospecting
  • protecting
  • reflecting
  • rejecting
  • respecting
  • selecting
  • subjecting
  • suspecting

  • disconnecting
  • disrespecting
  • intersecting
  • recollecting
  • reconnecting
  • redirecting
  • reelecting
  • resurrecting
  • unsuspecting
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