WILLFUL NEGLECT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does willful neglect mean? 

• WILLFUL NEGLECT (noun)
  The noun WILLFUL NEGLECT has 1 sense:

1. a tendency to be negligent and uncaring

  Familiarity information: WILLFUL NEGLECT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WILLFUL NEGLECT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tendency to be negligent and uncaring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

delinquency; dereliction; willful neglect

Context example:

his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities

Hypernyms ("willful neglect" is a kind of...):

neglect; neglectfulness; negligence (the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern)