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neglect vs willful neglect

willful neglect vs neglect

neglect and willful neglect both are nouns.

neglect is a verb but willful neglect is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neglect Yes No Yes No
willful neglect Yes No No No
As nouns, willful neglect is a hyponym of neglect; that is, willful neglect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than neglect:
  • neglect: the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
  • willful neglect: a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
Other hyponyms of neglect include delinquency, dereliction, laxity, laxness, remissness, slackness.
neglect (noun) willful neglect (noun)
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
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) willful neglect (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 willful neglect

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