| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. Nonperformance of what ought to be done: default, delinquency, dereliction, failure, omission. Law : nonfeasance. See DO. 2. An act or instance of neglecting: disregard, oversight, slight. See CARE FOR, CONCERN. | | VERB: | 1. To not do (something necessary): default, fail, omit. See DO. 2. To refuse to pay attention to (a person); treat with contempt: disregard, ignore, slight. Regional : igg. See CONCERN, THOUGHTS. 3. To avoid the fulfillment of: disregard, shirk, slack. Idioms: let slide. See DO. 4. To fail to care for or give proper attention to: disregard, ignore, slight. See CARE FOR, CONCERN.
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