neglect vs muff

neglect and muff both are nouns.

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

As verbs, muff is a hyponym of neglect; that is, muff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than neglect:

Other hyponyms of neglect include lose track, strike out, default, default on, choke, miss.

neglect (noun)	muff (noun)
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances	(sports) dropping the ball
willful lack of care and attention	a warm tubular covering for the hands
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
lack of attention and due care
the state of something that has been unused and neglected

neglect (verb)	muff (verb)
leave undone or leave out	make a mess of, destroy or ruin
give little or no attention to	fail to catch, as of a ball
fail to attend to
fail to do something; leave something undone