The difference between Neglect and Respect

When used as nouns, neglect means the act of neglecting, whereas respect means an attitude of consideration or high regard.

When used as verbs, neglect means to fail to care for or attend to something, whereas respect means to have respect for.

Respect is also interjection with the meaning: hello, hi.

check bellow for the other definitions of Neglect and Respect

  1. Neglect as a verb (transitive):

    To fail to care for or attend to something.

    Examples:

    "to neglect duty or business;  to neglect to pay debts"

  2. Neglect as a verb (transitive):

    To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.

    Examples:

    "to neglect strangers"

  3. Neglect as a verb (transitive):

    To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.

  1. Neglect as a noun:

    The act of neglecting.

  2. Neglect as a noun:

    The state of being neglected.

  3. Neglect as a noun:

    Habitual lack of care.

  1. Respect as a noun (uncountable):

    an attitude of consideration or high regard

    Examples:

    "He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him."

    "we do respect people for their dignity and worth."

  2. Respect as a noun (uncountable):

    good opinion, honor, or admiration

  3. Respect as a noun (uncountable, always plural):

    Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.

    Examples:

    "The mourners paid their last respects to the deceased poet."

  4. Respect as a noun (countable):

    a particular aspect, feature or detail of something

    Examples:

    "This year's model is superior to last year's in several respects."

  5. Respect as a noun:

    Good will; favor

  1. Respect as a verb:

    To have respect for.

    Examples:

    "She is an intellectual giant, and I respect her greatly."

  2. Respect as a verb:

    To have regard for something, to observe a custom, practice, rule or right.

    Examples:

    "I respect your right to hold that belief, although I think it is nonsense."

  3. Respect as a verb:

    To abide by an agreement.

    Examples:

    "They failed to respect the treaty they had signed, and invaded."

  4. Respect as a verb:

    To take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed.

  5. Respect as a verb (transitive, dated except in "respecting"):

    To relate to; to be concerned with.

  6. Respect as a verb (obsolete):

    To regard; to consider; to deem.

  7. Respect as a verb (obsolete):

    To look toward; to face.

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