■ verb fail to give proper care or attention to.
↘fail to do something.
■ noun the state or process of ~ing or being ~ed.
↘failure to do something.
Origin
C16 (earlier (ME) as negligence , negligent ): from L. ~- , neglegere 'disregard'.
■ verb fail to give proper care or attention to.
↘fail to do something.
■ noun the state or process of ~ing or being ~ed.
↘failure to do something.
Origin
C16 (earlier (ME) as negligence , negligent ): from L. ~- , neglegere 'disregard'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004