Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neglected

/nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: ne-glect-ed
IPA: /nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of neglect

adj

Suffering from neglect; uncared-for.

Example Sentences

"Under Shooter's leadership, suburban services from London Marylebone were rapidly improved and longer-distance travel to Birmingham Snow Hill was transformed on what had been a long-neglected second route from the capital to the West Midlands."

Inflected Forms

more neglected (comparative) most neglected (superlative)

Derived Forms

neglectedly neglectedness nonneglected unneglected

Phrases

neglected firm effect

Synonyms

ramshackle unattended ignored unheeded

Rhymes With

expected collected elected directed detected projected corrected erected injected objected dissected inflected

Questions

How do you pronounce neglected?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɪˈɡlɛktɪd/.
What does neglected mean?: simple past and past participle of neglect

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