English → Latin
“neglect” in Latin
PaulusA cognomen of the Aemilius clan.; Paul (biblical figure).dignitāsworth, worthiness, merit, desert; fitness, suitability; rank, status, standing, esteem, dignityneglēctiōneglect, neglectingindīligēnscareless, heedless, negligent; neglectedneglegōto neglect, overlook, pass over; to be indifferent to, disregard, ignore, slight, neglect; to despise, condemn
The English word neglect itself goes back to Latin nec, through neglēctus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
neglect v.
negligere aliquid (not to trouble one’s self about a thing, out of thoughtlessness or carelessness): deesse alicui rei (not to show proper attention to a person or thing, to fail in one’s duty): deserere aliquid (to desert or abandon from want of favor or good-will): derelinquere aliquem or aliquid (to give up or abandon entirely: intermittere aliquid is = to leave off for a time). To neglect the fire, ignem negligentius habere (Paullus, Dig.): to neglect one’s person, se negligere (opposed to se colere): to neglect it utterly, corpore esse inculto atque horrido (Cic.): to neglect one’s duty, etc., deesse officio, dignitati, muneri: to neglect one’s affairs, rem familiarem negligere.
neglect s.
neglectio (the act of neglecting): indiligentia (habit of neglecting): neglectus (state of a thing neglected): [☞ But it must frequently be rendered by the verbs; e.g., to the neglect of all other things, rebus omnibus posthabitis, or postpositis, or relictis: to the neglect of all other business, omnibus negotiis omissis: to the neglect of friendship, neglecta amicitia.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for neglect?
- The usual Latin words for “neglect” are Paulus, dignitās, neglēctiō; also indīligēns, neglegō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.