I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ general , total
▪ relative
▪ benign
▪
The 18th-century interior of the building has survived through benign ~.
▪ serious ( esp. BrE ), wilful/willful
▪ emotional , physical
▪ medical
▪
Medical ~ occurs when medical care is withheld.
▪ child
▪
The maximum penalty for child ~ is ten years' imprisonment.
▪ parental
▪
children who are victims of deliberate parental ~
VERB + NEGLECT
▪ suffer , suffer from
▪
The buildings suffered ~ for centuries.
▪ be guilty of
▪
The doctor was guilty of serious ~ of duty.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
▪
cruelty by ~
▪ through ~
▪
the suffering of children through ~
▪ ~ of
▪
Abuse, domestic violence and ~ of children took place.
▪ to the ~ of
▪
She had concentrated on her music to the ~ of her other studies.
PHRASES
▪ centuries of ~ , years of ~
▪
After years of ~ the house is at last being restored.
▪ ~ of duty
▪
He was reprimanded for ~ of duty.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ grossly ( formal ), seriously
▪ completely , entirely , totally
▪ largely
▪ generally
▪
These are subjects generally ~ed by historians.
▪ conveniently ( ironic ), deliberately , wilfully/willfully ( esp. BrE )
▪
They conveniently ~ed their responsibilities.
▪ hitherto , previously
VERB + NEGLECT
▪ tend to
▪ cannot afford to
▪
This sector is one of the major growth areas and we cannot afford to ~ it.
PREPOSITION
▪ in favour/favor of
▪
Local communities have been ~ed in favour/favor of private sector interests.
Neglect is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ aspect , ↑ child , ↑ detail , ↑ duty , ↑ effect , ↑ responsibility