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neglect vs escape

escape vs neglect

neglect and escape both are nouns.

neglect and escape both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neglect Yes No Yes No
escape Yes No Yes No
As nouns, escape is a hyponym of neglect; that is, escape is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than neglect:
  • neglect: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
  • escape: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
Other hyponyms of neglect include dereliction, comparative negligence, concurrent negligence, contributory negligence, criminal negligence, culpable negligence, neglect of duty, dodging, evasion.
neglect (noun) escape (noun)
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances the act of escaping physically
willful lack of care and attention nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
lack of attention and due care an avoidance of danger or difficulty
the state of something that has been unused and neglected a means or way of escaping
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
neglect (verb) escape (verb)
leave undone or leave out issue or leak, as from a small opening
give little or no attention to fail to experience
fail to attend to escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
fail to do something; leave something undone run away from confinement
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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