neglect vs nonachievement

nonachievement vs neglect

neglect and nonachievement both are nouns.

neglect is a verb but nonachievement is not a verb.

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

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

neglect: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
nonachievement: an act that does not achieve its intended goal

Other hypernyms of neglect include nonaccomplishment.

neglect (noun)	nonachievement (noun)
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances	an act that does not achieve its intended goal
willful lack of care and attention
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)	nonachievement (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 nonachievement

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