neglected
ni-GLEK-tid/nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/
- 1Not looked after, cleaned, or cared for the way it should be.
Like a toy left outside in the rain, forgotten and slowly falling apart.
The neglected garden was full of weeds and broken pots.
Nobody fed the neglected dog until a kind family adopted it.
Similarderelict, dilapidated, run-down, abandoned
Oppositewell-kept
Note
- 2Simple past and past participle of neglect. Use this form when something was not cared for or was forgotten in the past.
She neglected her homework all week and fell behind.
They had neglected the garden for years.
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neglected is a form of neglect
neglect, verb: To not take care of someone or something that needs your attention. Full entry
- Forms
- neglectneglects he/she/itneglecting -ing formneglected past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- neglect → neglected: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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