n.
1.lack of attention and due care
2.the state of something that has been unused and neglected
3.willful lack of care and attention
4.the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
5.failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances neglect v.
1.leave undone or leave out
2.fail to do something
3.fail to attend to
4.give little or no attention to
Idiom of the Day
take the trouble to (do something)
to make an effort to do something
My grandmother always takes the trouble to phone us on our birthdays.