Found 1 hit - Term: benign neglect, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
neglect \neglect"\, n. l. neglectus. see neglect, v.
1. omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of
duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness;
failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard;
as, neglect of business, of health, of economy.
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to tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame,
or our neglect, we lost her as we came. --milton.
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2. omission of attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect
of strangers.
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3. habitual carelessness; negligence.
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age breeds neglect in all. --denham.
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4. the state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected.
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rescue my poor remains from vile neglect. --prior.
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syn: negligence; inattention; disregard; disesteem;
remissness; indifference. see negligence.
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benign neglect a deliberate policy of minimizing public
discussion of a controversial issue e.g. by the
president on the theory that excessive discussion in
itself is harmful or counterproductive.
pjc
see also:
neglect negligence benign neglect
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