Neglect vs Disgrace - What's the difference?
neglect | disgrace | Related terms |
(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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The state of being neglected.
Habitual lack of care.
The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
* Shakespeare
The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
(obsolete) An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
* Francis Bacon
To disrespect another; to put someone out of favor.
Neglect is a related term of disgrace.
As nouns the difference between neglect and disgrace
is that neglect is the act of neglecting while disgrace is disgrace.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.
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Derived terms
* benign neglect * neglectful * neglectfully * neglectfulnessNoun
Synonyms
* carelessness * negligencedisgrace
English
(wikipedia disgrace)Noun
(en noun)- Macduff lives in disgrace .
- the interchange continually of favours and disgraces
