neglect vs evasion

evasion vs neglect

neglect and evasion both are nouns.

neglect is a verb but evasion is not a verb.

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

As nouns, evasion is a hyponym of neglect; that is, evasion 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
evasion: 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, escape.

neglect (noun)	evasion (noun)
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances	the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
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	the deliberate act of failing to pay money
lack of attention and due care	a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
the state of something that has been unused and neglected

neglect (verb)	evasion (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 neglect and evasion

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