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Common collocations with neglect in American Collocation

neglect noun uncountable

US /nəˈɡlekt/

deliberate

deliberate
wilful

Parents can be prosecuted for wilful neglect if they leave a child unsupervised in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health.

serious

gross
serious
severe

The case revealed gross neglect within the CIA.

types of neglect

emotional
physical

What they experienced was clearly emotional neglect and physical abuse.

by parents

parental

Parental neglect can cause lasting damage.

complete

complete
total

Since his he death has suffered almost total neglect as a composer.

kind and not intended to be harmful

benign

The administration is now following a policy of benign neglect, allowing market forces to push down the dollar’s value internationally.

relative

comparative
relative

This is reflected in the relative neglect of the study of legislation.

general

general

These days the buildings suffer from general neglect.

seeming to exist

apparent

It’s quite true that she was deeply wounded by the king’s apparent neglect.

criminal

criminal

Whether this constitutes criminal neglect is not for me to judge.

experience neglect

experience
suffer
suffer from

The city suffers from comparative neglect.

deal with neglect

address
tackle

The local authority has a moral and legal responsibility to address the neglect of our local heritage and environment.

make people notice neglect

highlight

The report highlights the shameful neglect of this vulnerable and often isolated group of people.