neglect
ne-glect
noun
The state of being uncared for, or the act of failing to care properly.
"The old building showed signs of long-term neglect."
verb
To fail to properly care for something or someone, or to do something.
"Don't neglect your duties; they are important."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: disregard, negligence, carelessness, nonperformance, disuse, neglectfulness, ignore, leave out, omit, pretermit, overleap, drop
Antonyms: attend to, take to heart