Heedlessness vs Neglect - What's the difference?
heedlessness | neglect | Related terms |
The state or character of being heedless; inattention; carelessness; thoughtlessness.
(label) To fail to care for or attend to something.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
(label) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.
(label) To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
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, title= The act of neglecting.
The state of being neglected.
Habitual lack of care.
As nouns the difference between heedlessness and neglect
is that heedlessness is the state or character of being heedless; inattention; carelessness; thoughtlessness while neglect is the act of neglecting.As a verb neglect is
to fail to care for or attend to something.heedlessness
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*neglect
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(en verb)- I hope / My absence doth neglect no great designs.
- This, my long suffering and my day of grace, / Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste.
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