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neglected
/nəɡˈlɛktəd/ · 9 letters · 7 distinct letters
- adjective
disregarded
his cries were unheeded
- adjective
lacking a caretaker
a neglected child
Word history
History of neglect
The verb is inherited from Middle English neglect, neclect, derived from Latin neglēctus, perfect passive participle of neglegō (“to make light of, disregard, not to pick up”), itself from nec (“not”) + legō (“to pick up, select”). The noun is from neglēctus (“neglect”). First attested in 1460, the noun in 1588.
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- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 35: the core list of everyday words.
- How common it is
- Used about 6 times in every million words.
- In the spelling bee
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