neglected

Definition of Neglected in English :

disregarded

Example Sentences:
'his cries were unheeded'
'Shaw's neglected one-act comedy, A Village Wooing''
'her ignored advice'

2. neglected, unattended

lacking a caretaker

Example Sentences:
'a neglected child'
'many casualties were lying unattended'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Neglected

adjective

1.

suffering from a lack of care

The garden is neglected.

an ancient and neglected church

2.

overlooked and forgotten

a sadly neglected artist in most histories of French impressionism

a neglected aspect of London's forgotten history

She's feeling rather neglected.

The fact that she is not coming today makes her grandmother feel lonely and neglected.

tr.v. ne·glect·ed, ne·glect·ing, ne·glects

1. To pay little or no attention to; fail to heed; disregard: neglected their warnings.

2. To fail to care for or attend to properly: neglects her appearance.

3. To fail to do or carry out, as through carelessness or oversight: neglected to return the call.

n.

1. The act or an instance of neglecting something: Your neglect of my advice will only make matters worse.

2. The state or fact of being neglected: The garden fell into neglect.

3. Habitual lack of care: The dog has been subjected to terrible neglect.