Neglectful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not showing due care or attention

failing in what duty requires

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nᵻɡlˈɛktfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/nɪɡlˈɛktfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nɪɡlˈɛktfəl/

3 syllables Say it as /nᵻɡlˈɛktfəl/.

Examples

inattentive students
an inattentive babysitter
neglectful parents

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inattentive delinquent remiss derelict

Parts of Speech

adjective	not showing due care or attention “inattentive students”
adjective	failing in what duty requires “derelict (or delinquent) in his duty”

Word Forms

inattentiveness	noun	the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others
neglectfulness	noun	the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
remissness	noun	the quality of being lax and neglectful

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachlässig

nicht die gebotene Sorgfalt oder Aufmerksamkeit zeigen

🇫🇷French

négligent

ne pas faire preuve de diligence ou d'attention

🇪🇸Spanish

negligente

no mostrar el debido cuidado o atención

🇮🇹Italian

negligente

non mostrare la dovuta cura o attenzione

🇳🇱Dutch

nalatig

het niet tonen van de nodige zorg of aandacht

🇵🇹Portuguese

negligente

não demonstrando o devido cuidado ou atenção

🇷🇺Russian

небрежный

не проявляя должной заботы и внимания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेपरवाह

उचित देखभाल या ध्यान न देना

🇧🇩Bengali

অবহেলিত

যথাযথ যত্ন বা মনোযোগ দেখাচ্ছে না

🇮🇳Tamil

புறக்கணிக்கப்பட்ட

உரிய கவனிப்பு அல்லது கவனத்தைக் காட்டவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్లక్ష్యం

తగిన శ్రద్ధ లేదా శ్రద్ధ చూపడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्लक्षित

योग्य काळजी किंवा लक्ष न दाखवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપેક્ષિત

યોગ્ય કાળજી અથવા ધ્યાન દર્શાવતું નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯದ

ಸರಿಯಾದ ಕಾಳಜಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗಮನವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവഗണനയുള്ള

വേണ്ട പരിചരണമോ ശ്രദ്ധയോ കാണിക്കുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਗਹਿਲੀ

ਉਚਿਤ ਦੇਖਭਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਧਿਆਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غافل

مناسب دیکھ بھال یا توجہ نہیں دکھا رہا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

疏忽的

没有表现出应有的谨慎或注意

🇯🇵Japanese

怠慢な

相応の注意や注意を示さない

🇰🇷Korean

태만하다

적절한 주의나 주의를 기울이지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lơ là

không thể hiện sự quan tâm hoặc chú ý đúng mức

🇹🇭Thai

ละเลย

ไม่แสดงการดูแลหรือเอาใจใส่ตามสมควร

🇮🇩Indonesian

lalai

tidak menunjukkan kehati-hatian atau perhatian

🇵🇭Filipino

pabaya

hindi nagpapakita ng nararapat na pangangalaga o atensyon

🇲🇾Malay

lalai

tidak menunjukkan penjagaan atau perhatian yang sewajarnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهمل

عدم إظهار الرعاية أو الاهتمام الواجب

🇮🇷Persian

غفلت کننده

عدم توجه یا توجه لازم

🇹🇷Turkish

ihmalkar

gerekli özeni veya dikkati göstermemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַזנִיחַ

לא מפגין זהירות או תשומת לב ראויים

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