Fail
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a failure, especially of a financial transaction a failing grade in an academic examination
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To be unsuccessful. Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.) To neglect. To cease to operate correctly. To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert. To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits. To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.
Example sentence: The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.
Neglect
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To disregard or pay little attention to somethingTo fail to care for, or attend to somethingTo fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of neglectingThe state of being neglected.Habitual lack of care.
Example sentence: We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.