NEGLECTING

Definition: NEGLECTING

NEGLECTING

Personal pronoun & verb & noun

1. Of Neglect

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "NEGLECTING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Neglect	Adjective: neglecting; Verb: unmindful, negligent, neglectful; heedless, careless, thoughtless; perfunctory, remiss; feebleness.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: NEGLECTING

English words defined with "NEGLECTING": all in all, altogether ♦ neglect, neglectfulness, negligence, Noncomplying ♦ omission, on the whole ♦ Praecipe, Prayerless ♦ scurrilously, Self-neglecting ♦ tout ensemble ♦ uncleanliness. (references)

Specialty definitions using "NEGLECTING": extrapolated boundary ♦ Hair ♦ Rayleigh-Jeans law ♦ velocity of escape. (references)

Domain

Usage

Screenplays

Excuse me, I'm neglecting my other guests. (A View to a Kill; writing credit: Richard Maibaum)

Oh, Longbottom's been neglecting his earmuffs! (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; writing credit: Steven Kloves)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Are children neglecting their mothers? (reference) Neglecting The Flowers (reference) Winning the Publications Game: How to Get Published Without Neglecting Your Patients (reference) (more book examples)
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Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	An emeute was not in its eyes a pretext for giving malefactors a loose rein, and for neglecting society because the government was in peril.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Children	Hungary	Taking away the family allowance is thus seen by Roma as punishment for neglecting to do something that they cannot afford. (references)
Economic History	Poland	Relations between President Walesa and the Prime Minister remained poor throughout the Pawlak government, with President Walesa charging Pawlak with furthering personal and party interests while neglecting matters of state importance. (references)
Human Rights	Lithuania	He was sentenced to the 10 months served for neglecting his duties and released in court. (references)
Women	Japan	In March the Hiroshima High Court reversed a 1998 Yamaguchi District Court ruling that had ordered the Government to pay $2,542 (300,000 yen) in state compensation to three Korean former comfort women for neglecting its constitutional duty to enact compensation legislation following the Government's 1993 admission. (references)
Worker Rights	Lithuania	However, the customs and border guards are believed to be very corrupt, and human right groups blame them for neglecting the fight against trafficking. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
John F. Kennedy	1961-1963	We are not neglecting the safeguards provided by peril points, an escape clause, or the National Security Amendment.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"NEGLECTING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 99.38% of the time. "NEGLECTING" is used about 162 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (-ing form)	99.38%	161	24,661
Noun (proper)	0.62%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	162	N/A

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "NEGLECTING": Self-neglecting.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "NEGLECTING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		忽略 (ignore, ignored, Ignoring, Neglected). (various references)

French		oubli, délaissement. (various references)

German		vernachlässigend. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		苟�" (slighting, trifling), 度外視 (taking no account of). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		どがいし (taking no account of), かりそめ (negligence, slighting, temporariness, transience, trifle, trifling), �"うしょ (broad view, elevation, facing the heat, government office, heights, high altitude, interpretation of a book, purchased books, purchasing books, slighting, trifling). (various references)

Korean		무시 (Disregard, Disregarding, overriding). (various references)

Pig Latin		eglectingnay.(various references)

Russian		пренебрегать небрежность пренебрегающий. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	Colossians Chapter 2, Verse 23
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Atina estin logon men econta sofiaV en eqeloqrhskeia kai tapeinofrosunh kai afeidia swmatoV ouk en timh tini proV plhsmonhn thV sarkoV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Quae sunt rationem quidem habentia sapientiae in superstitione et humilitate et ad non parcendum corpori non in honore aliquo ad saturitatem carnis
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Whiche han a resoun of wisdom in veyn religioun and mekenesse, and not to spare the bodi, not in ony onour to the fulfillyng of the fleisch.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Which thinges have the similitude of wisdome in chosen holynes and humblenes and in that they spare not the body and do the flesshe no worshype vnto his nede.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honor to the satisfying of the flesh.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	These things seem to have a sort of wisdom in self-ordered worship and making little of oneself, and being cruel to the body, not honouring it by giving it its natural use.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Colossians Chapter 2, Verse 23
Bulgarian	Но сега отхвърлете и вие всичко това: гняв, ярост, злоба, хулене, срамотно говорене от устата си.
Cebuano	Sa pagkatinuod ang maong mga butang adunay dagway sa kaalam diha sa kinaugalingong pagtuman sa pagsimba, ug sa kinabobut-ong pagpulopahiubos, ug sa pagsakit sa lawas; apan kining mga butanga walay kapuslanan, hinonoa nagaalagad lamang alang sa katagbawan sa unod.
Chinese	這些規條、使人 �' 有智慧之名、 �"� 私意崇拜、自表謙卑、苦待己身、其實在克制肉 �" 的情慾上、是毫無功效。
Croatian	Po samozvanu bogoštovlju, poniznosti i trapljenju tijela sve to doduše slovi kao mudrost, ali nema nikakve vrijednosti, samo zasiæuje tijelo.
Danish	thi alt dette har Ord for Visdom ved selvgjort Dyrkelse og Ydmyghed og Skånselsløshed imod Legemet, ikke ved noget, som er Ære værd, kun til Tilfredsstillelse af Kødet.
Dutch	Dewelke wel hebben een schijn rede van wijsheid in eigenwilligen gods dienst en nederigheid, en in het lichaam niet te sparen, doch zijn niet in enige waarde, maar tot verzadiging van het vlees.
Finnish	Tällä kaikella tosin on viisauden maine itsevalitun jumalanpalveluksen ja nöyryyden vuoksi ja sentähden, ettei se ruumista säästä; mutta se on ilman mitään arvoa, ja se tapahtuu lihan tyydyttämiseksi.
French	Ils ont, � la vérité, une apparence de sagesse, en ce qu`ils indiquent un culte volontaire, de l`humilité, et le mépris du corps, mais ils sont sans aucun mérite et contribuent � la satisfaction de la chair.
German	welche haben einen Schein der Weisheit durch selbst erwählte Geistlichkeit und Demut und dadurch, daß sie des Leibes nicht schonen und dem Fleisch nicht seine Ehre tun zu seiner Notdurft.
Haitian Creole	Se vre, bagay sa yo sanble yo bon, paske sa mande moun anpil volonte pou yo pran pòz sèvi zanj yo konsa, pou yo pran pòz pa vante tèt yo, pou yo fè bagay pou swadizan kraze pouvwa lachè nan kò yo. Men, tou sa pa vo anyen. Paske, atousa, yo pa ka rive donmennen egzijans lachè a.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Memang kelihatannya hal itu bijaksana, dengan anjurannya supaya orang menyembah malaikat, merendahkan diri dan menyiksa diri; tetapi semuanya itu tidak berguna untuk mengendalikan nafsu manusia.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Adapun segala perkara itu, walaupun dianggap hikmat sebab melakukan ibadat menurut sangka sendiri dan rendah hati dan menyiksakan diri, tetapi semuanya itu tiada berfaedah, hanya akan memuaskan kehendak hati.
Italian	Queste cose hanno una parvenza di sapienza, con la loro affettata religiosit� e umilt� e austerit� riguardo al corpo, ma in realt� non servono che per soddisfare la carne.
Korean	이 런 것 �"� 은 자 의 � � 숭 배 와 겸 손 과 몸 을 괴 롭 게 하 �" 데 지 혜 있 �" 모 양 이 나 오 직 육 체 좇 �" 것 을 금 하 �" 데 �" � 익 이 조 금 도 없 느 니 라
Latvian	Tâm gan ir ðíietama gudrîba tur, kur ir paðizdomâti dievkalpojumi, paðpazemoðanâs un miesas mçrdçðana, bet tie ir bez vçrtîbas, jo kalpo vienîgi miesas apmierinâjumam.
Maori	Ko te ahua o aua mea i whakaritea ki to te whakaaro nui, he karakia pokano, he whakaiti i a ia ake, he atawhaikore i te tinana; otira kahore he painga hei pehi i te kikokiko e torere ana kia makona ia.
Modern Greek	τα οποια εχουσι φαινομενον μονον σοφιας εις εθελοθρησκειαν και ταπεινοφροσυνην και σκληραγωγιαν του σωματος, εις ουδεμιαν τιμην εχοντα την ευχαριστησιν της σαρκος.
Norwegian	som vel har ord for visdom ved selvvalgt dyrkelse og ydmykhet og mishandling av legemet, ikke ved noget som er ære verdt, bare til mettelse for kjødet?
Portuguese	As quais têm, na verdade, alguma aparência de sabedoria em culto voluntário, humildade fingida, e severidade para com o corpo, mas não têm valor algum no combate contra a satisfação da carne.
Rumanian	au, kn adevqr, o knfqyiware de knyelepciune, kntr`o knchinare voitq, o smerenie wi asprime fayq de trup, dar nu sknt de nici un prey kmpotriva gkdilqrii firii pqmkntewti.
Russian	ьФП ЙНЕЕФ ФПМШЛП ЧЙ�" НХ�"ТПУФЙ Ч УБНПЧПМШОПН УМХЦЕОЙЙ, УНЙТЕООПНХ�"ТЙЙ Й ЙЪОХТЕОЙЙ ФЕМБ, Ч ОЕЛПФПТПН ОЕ�'ТЕЦЕОЙЙ П ОБУЩЭЕОЙЙ � МПФЙ.
Shuar	Shuar nu akupkamu umiiniak Yúsnan ti nékaitjai tura Yus shiir Enentáimturui tu Enentáimtumainiawai. Nu arantcha péejchach ajasan winia ayashrun ti Asutiájai tu Enentáimtumainiawai. Túrasha ayash wakeramunka nupeteatsui.
Spanish	De hecho, semejantes prácticas tienen reputación de ser sabias en una cierta religiosidad, en la humillación y en el duro trato del cuerpo; pero no tienen ningún valor contra la sensualidad.
Swahili	Kweli, masharti hayo yaonekana kuwa ya hekima katika namna ya ibada ya kujitakia wenyewe, unyenyekevu wa uongo na kuutendea mwili kwa ukali; lakini kwa kweli, haifai chochote kuzuia tamaa za mwili.
Swedish	Visserligen har allt detta fått namn om sig att vara "vishet", eftersom däri ligger ett självvalt gudstjänstväsende och ett slags "ödmjukhet" och en kroppens späkning; men ingalunda ligger däri "en viss heder", det tjänar allenast till att nära det köttsliga sinnet.
Thai	จริงอยู่สิ่งเหล่านี้�"ูท่าทีมีปัญญา คือการเต็มใจนมัสการ การถ่อมตัวลง และการทรมานกาย แต่ไม่มีประโยชน์อะไรในการต่อสู้กับความต้องการของเนื้อหนัง
Ukrainian	�'оно ж ма�" вид мудрости в самовільній службі й покорі та в знесилюванні тіла, та не ма�" якогось значення, хіба щодо насичення тіла.
Uma	Ane hiloa-nale, lompe' -damo atura toe, apa' tauna to mpotuku' atura toe, hewa to mo'agama mpu'u-ra: mpakadingki' nono-ra, pai' -ra mpotuku' ada agama to mposesa' woto-ra. Hiaa' kakono-na uma-le ria kalaua-na atura toe-e, apa' tauna to mpotuku' atura toe mpotuku' konoa nono-ra to dada'a-wadi.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings
	"NEGLECTING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: neglection. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "NEGLECTING" (pronounced nigle"kting)
6	-l e" k t i ng	collecting, deflecting, electing, recollecting, reelecting, reflecting, selecting.
5	-e" k t i ng	affecting, connecting, correcting, defecting, detecting, directing, disconnecting, disrespecting, dissecting, effecting, erecting, expecting, infecting, injecting, inspecting, intersecting, objecting, perfecting, projecting, prospecting, protecting, reconnecting, redirecting, rejecting, respecting, resurrecting, subjecting, suspecting, unsuspecting.
4	-k t i ng	abducting, acting, addicting, afflicting, attracting, concocting, conducting, conflicting, constricting, constructing, contacting, contracting, contradicting, convicting, counteracting, deducting, depicting, destructing, detracting, distracting, districting, enacting, evicting, exacting, extracting, impacting, inflicting, instructing, interacting, interdicting, obstructing, overreacting, predicting, reacting, reconstructing, redacting, redistricting, restricting, retracting, subcontracting, subtracting, superconducting.
3	-t i ng	abating, abbreviating, abdicating, abetting, aborting, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accenting, accentuating, accepting, accommodating, accosting, accounting, accrediting, accumulating, acquitting, activating, adapting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, adopting, advocating, affiliating, aggravating, agitating, airlifting, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, amounting, annotating, anticipating, appointing, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attempting, attesting, attributing, auditing, augmenting, authenticating, automating, averting, awaiting, babysitting, backbiting, baiting, balloting, bankrupting, batting, beating, befitting, begetting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, berating, besetting, besting, betting, biting, bitting, blacklisting, blanketing, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, blunting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, booting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, budgeting, bullfighting, bunting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carpeting, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, cementing, chanting, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, circumventing, citing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, cohabiting, collaborating, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, commenting, committing, communicating, commuting, compensating, competing, complementing, completing, complicating, complimenting, composting, computing, concentrating, confiscating, confronting, congratulating, consenting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, consulting, consummating, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contrasting, contributing, converting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correlating, corroborating, corrupting, costing, Counterfeiting, counting, courting, crafting, crating, creating, crediting, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, dating, daunting, debating, debilitating, decaffeinating, decanting, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, defaulting, defeating, deflating, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delighting, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, denting, departing, depleting, deporting, depositing, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, deteriorating, detonating, devastating, devoting, dictating, dieting, differentiating, digesting, diluting, disappointing, disconcerting, discounting, discrediting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, disorienting, dispiriting, disputing, disquieting, disrupting, disseminating, dissenting, dissipating, distorting, distributing, diverting, divesting, documenting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, doubting, drafting, drifting, duplicating, dusting, eating, editing, educating, elaborating, elating, electroplating, elevating, eliciting, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, encapsulating, enchanting, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equating, equivocating, eradicating, erupting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, exacerbating, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, excepting, exciting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exempting, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exiting, exonerating, expediting, experimenting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extraditing, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fainting, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, fermenting, ferreting, Fetting, fidgeting, fighting, fingerprinting, firefighting, fitting, flaunting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, flouting, fluctuating, fomenting, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forfeiting, forgetting, formulating, fragmenting, fretting, fronting, frosting, fruiting, frustrating, generating, getting, gifting, glinting, gloating, graduating, grafting, granting, grating, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grouting, grunting, gunfighting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, handwriting, harvesting, Hasting, hating, haunting, heating, hesitating, highlighting, hinting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hunting, hurting, hydrogenating, igniting, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, imparting, impersonating, implanting, implementing, implicating, importing, imprinting, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, inciting, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, indicting, infatuating, infighting, infiltrating, inflating, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, initiating, innovating, inserting, insinuating, insisting, instigating, instituting, insulating, insulting, integrating, intercepting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, interrupting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, inventing, investigating, investing, invigorating, inviting, irritating, isolating, jetting, jolting, jousting, jutting, kiting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, lamenting, laminating, lasting, legislating, letting, levitating, liberating, lifting, lighting, limiting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, looting, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marketing, marting, masturbating, mating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, minting, misappropriating, misinterpreting, misrepresenting, misstating, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, moonlighting, motivating, mounting, mutating, mutilating, muting, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, negating, negotiating, nesting, netting, nitrating, nominating, nonbiting, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, obliterating, obviating, officiating, offsetting, omitting, operating, opting, orbiting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outing, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overshooting, overstating, painting, panting, parachuting, parenting, participating, parting, pasting, patenting, patting, penetrating, percolating, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, petting, picketing, piloting, pinpointing, pirating, pitting, placating, planting, plating, plotting, plummeting, pocketing, pointing, polluting, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, pouting, precipitating, predominating, preempting, preexisting, presenting, preventing, printing, procrastinating, profiting, prognosticating, prohibiting, proliferating, promoting, prompting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quieting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, rafting, ranting, ratcheting, rating, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recanting, recasting, reciprocating, reciting, reconstituting, recounting, recreating, recruiting, recuperating, redecorating, redistributing, reevaluating, refitting, refuting, regenerating, regretting, regulating, rehabilitating, reigniting, reincorporating, reinstating, reinstituting, reinterpreting, reinventing, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejuvenating, relating, relegating, relenting, relocating, remarketing, renegotiating, renovating, renting, repainting, repatriating, repeating, replanting, replicating, reporting, representing, reprinting, repudiating, requesting, rerouting, resenting, resisting, resonating, resorting, restarting, restating, resting, resubmitting, resulting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retreating, retrofitting, reuniting, reverberating, reverting, revisiting, revolting, rewriting, rioting, riveting, roasting, rocketing, rooting, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saluting, saturating, scapegoating, scouting, sculpting, seating, sedating, segregating, separating, setting, shafting, sheeting, shifting, shooting, shoplifting, shorting, shouting, shunting, shutting, sifting, sighting, simulating, siting, sitting, skating, skirting, skyrocketing, skywriting, slanting, slighting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, soliciting, somersaulting, songwriting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotlighting, spotting, spouting, sprinting, sprouting, spurting, squatting, squinting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stating, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, supplanting, supplementing, supporting, surmounting, sweating, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, tainting, targeting, tasting, taunting, telecommuting, telemarketing, tempting, tenting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, ticketing, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, tormenting, toting, touting, translating, transmitting, transplanting, transporting, treating, trotting, trumpeting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, Typewriting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, underwriting, undulating, unexciting, uninteresting, uninviting, uniting, unrelenting, unremitting, unseating, unstinting, unwitting, updating, uplifting, uprooting, upsetting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, venting, vesting, vetting, vibrating, violating, visiting, vomiting, voting, wafting, waiting, wanting, wasting, weighting, weightlifting, wetting, whiting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, writing, yachting.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-e-e-g-g-i-l-n-n-t"
	-1 letter: negligent.
	-2 letters: electing, gentling, gleeting.
	-3 letters: centile, genetic, gentile, lenient, licente, neglect, neglige.
	-4 letters: client, elegit, engine, entice, geeing, gentil, gentle, giglet, lectin, leggin, lenten, lentic, linnet, niggle, teeing, tingle.
	-5 letters: cline, cling, elect, elint, elite, genet, genic, genie, gleet, glint, ingle, inlet, legit, liege, linen, niece, telic, tenge, tinge.
	Words containing the letters "c-e-e-g-g-i-l-n-n-t"
	+2 letters: genuflecting.
	+4 letters: roentgenologic.
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