Neglect vs Apathy - What's the difference?
neglect | apathy |
(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.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2014-06-14, volume=411, issue=8891, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= The act of neglecting.
The state of being neglected.
Habitual lack of care.
Complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest.
* {{quote-book, year=1818
, author=Mary Shelley
, title=Frankenstein
, chapter=2
As nouns the difference between neglect and apathy
is that neglect is the act of neglecting while apathy is complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest.As a verb neglect
is (label) to fail to care for or attend to something.neglect
English
Verb
(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.
It's a gas, passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.
Derived terms
* benign neglect * neglectful * neglectfully * neglectfulnessNoun
Synonyms
* carelessness * negligenceapathy
English
(wikipedia apathy)Noun
(en-noun)citation, passage=I opened it with apathy; the theory which he attempts to demonstrate and the wonderful facts which he relates soon changed this feeling into enthusiasm.}}