escape vs neglect

neglect vs escape

escape and neglect both are nouns.

escape and neglect both are verbs.

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

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

escape: 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 escape include carelessness, negligence, nonperformance.

escape (noun)	neglect (noun)
the act of escaping physically	failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do	willful lack of care and attention
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy	the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
an avoidance of danger or difficulty	lack of attention and due care
a means or way of escaping	the state of something that has been unused and neglected
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
the discharge of a fluid from some container
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

escape (verb)	neglect (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening	leave undone or leave out
fail to experience	give little or no attention to
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action	fail to attend to
run away from confinement	fail to do something; leave something undone
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

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