Difference between Neglect and Miss

What is the difference between Neglect and Miss?

Neglect as a verb is to disregard or pay little attention to something while Miss as a verb is to fail to hit.

Neglect

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To disregard or pay little attention to something To fail to care for, or attend to something To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act of neglecting The state of being neglected. Habitual lack of care.

Example sentence: The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

Miss

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To fail to hit.To feel the absence of someone or something, sometimes with regret.To fail to understand or have a shortcoming of perception.To fail to attend.To be late for something (a means of transportation, a deadline etc).

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A failure to hit.A failure to obtain or accomplish.An act of avoidance.A title of respect for a young woman (usually unmarried) with or without a name used.An unmarried woman; a girl.

Example sentence: You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

We hope you now know whether to use Neglect or Miss in your sentence.

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