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Neglect vs Omit - What's the difference?

neglect | omit |

In transitive terms the difference between neglect and omit

is that neglect is to fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness while omit is to fail to perform.

As a noun neglect

is the act of neglecting.

neglect

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (label) To fail to care for or attend to something.
  • * (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
  • I hope / My absence doth neglect no great designs.
  • * (John Milton) (1608-1674)
  • This, my long suffering and my day of grace, / Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste.
  • (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= It's a gas , passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.

    Derived terms

    * benign neglect * neglectful * neglectfully * neglectfulness

    Noun

  • The act of neglecting.
  • The state of being neglected.
  • Habitual lack of care.
  • Synonyms

    * carelessness * negligence

    omit

    English

    Verb

    (omitt)
  • To leave out or exclude.
  • To fail to perform.
  • (rare) To neglect or take no notice of.
  • Anagrams

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