Entry Word: neglect

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the state of being unattended to or not cared for <the barn sat in neglect until it finally fell down>

Synonyms desolation, dilapidation, disrepair, seediness

Related Words inattention, negligence; abandonment, desertion; decay, decrepitude, dereliction, deterioration, disintegration, ruin, ruination

Near Antonyms conservation, preservation

Antonyms repair

2 the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action <your ongoing neglect of your health is going to land you in the hospital someday> — see failure 1