different between neglect vs indignity
neglect
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin negl?ctus, perfect passive participle of negleg? (“make light of, disregard, not to pick up”), a variant of necleg?, itself from nec (“not”) + leg? (“pick up, select”). Recorded since 1529, as noun since 1588.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n???l?kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
Verb
neglect (third-person singular simple present neglects, present participle neglecting, simple past and past participle neglected)
- (transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something.
- (transitive) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.
- (transitive) To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
Synonyms
- (fail to care for): let slide
- (to omit to notice): disregard, take no notice of; see also Thesaurus:ignore
- (failure due to carelessness): fail, forget
Antonyms
- (fail to care for): care, mind, reck; see also Thesaurus:care
- (to omit to notice): consider, notice, regard; see also Thesaurus:pay attention
Derived terms
Related terms
- negligee
- negligent
- negligence
Translations
Noun
neglect (countable and uncountable, plural neglects)
- The act of neglecting.
- The state of being neglected.
- Habitual lack of care.
Synonyms
- carelessness
- negligence
Antonyms
- consideration
- notice
- regard
Translations
neglect From the web:
- what neglect means
- what neglect does to a child
- what neglect does to a wife
- what neglect the extreme value
- what neglected tropical diseases
- what neglected mean in a relationship
- what is meant by neglect
- what is definition of neglect
indignity
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French indignité, from Latin indignitas
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?d??.n?.ti/
Noun
indignity (countable and uncountable, plural indignities)
- degradation, debasement or humiliation
- an affront to one's dignity or pride
Related terms
- indign
- indignant
- indignation
- dignity
Translations
indignity From the web:
- what's indignity to a body
- indignity meaning
- indignity what is the definition
- what does indignity mean
- what is indignity to a police officer
- what is indignity to a dead body
- what does indignity
- what does indignity to a human body mean
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