dodging vs neglect

neglect vs dodging

dodging and neglect both are nouns.

dodging is not a verb while neglect is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dodging	Yes	No	No	No
neglect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, neglect is a hypernym of dodging; that is, neglect is a word with a broader meaning than dodging:

dodging: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
neglect: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

Other hypernyms of dodging include carelessness, negligence, nonperformance.

dodging (noun)	neglect (noun)
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do	failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening	willful lack of care and attention
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery	the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
	lack of attention and due care
	the state of something that has been unused and neglected

dodging (verb)	neglect (verb)
	leave undone or leave out
	give little or no attention to
	fail to attend to
	fail to do something; leave something undone

Difference between dodging and neglect

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