neglected

ne·glect  (n-glkt)

tr.v. ne·glect·ed, ne·glect·ing, ne·glects

1. To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard: neglected their warnings.

2. To fail to care for or attend to properly: neglects her appearance.

3. To fail to do or carry out, as through carelessness or oversight: neglected to return the call.

n.

1. The act or an instance of neglecting something.

2. The state of being neglected.

3. Habitual lack of care.

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[Latin neglegere, neglct- : neg-, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + legere, to choose, pick up; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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ne·glecter n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	neglected - disregarded; "his cries were unheeded"; "Shaw's neglected one-act comedy, `A Village Wooing'"; "her ignored advice" ignored, unheeded unnoticed - not noticed; "hoped his departure had passed unnoticed"
	2.	neglected - lacking a caretaker; "a neglected child"; "many casualties were lying unattended" unattended uncared-for - lacking needed care and attention

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neglected

adjective 1. uncared-for, abandoned, underestimated, disregarded, undervalued, unappreciated

adjective 2. run down, derelict, overgrown, uncared-for

Translations

neglected [nɪˈglɛktɪd] adj → abandonado

neglected [nɪˈglɛktɪd] adj → négligé(e) → à l'abandon

neglected [nɪˈglɛktɪd] neglect adj → vernachlässigt;

(writer, artist) → unterschätzt

neglected [nɪˈglɛktɪd] adj → trascurato/a