🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

उपेक्षा करना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: upeksha karna

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Neglect/nɪˈɡlɛkt/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"हमें अपनी पढ़ाई की उपेक्षा नहीं करनी चाहिए।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To fail to care for properly; to give too little attention or respect to someone or something.

    "If you neglect your house plants, they will eventually wither and die."
As noun
  1. 1

    The state or fact of being uncared for, ignored, or disregarded.

    "The historic building fell into a state of severe neglect over the decades."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'neglectus', the past participle of 'neglegere', meaning 'to not pick up, disregard, or slight', formed from 'nec-' (not) plus 'legere' (to gather or pick). Entering English in the late 16th century, the term has historically retained its core sense of failing to give proper attention or care to someone or something.

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