Decrease and Neglect

decrease

A change downward.
- usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
- synonyms: lessening, drop-off
A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
- synonyms: decrement
The amount by which something decreases.
- synonyms: decrement
The act of decreasing or reducing something.
- synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

Decrease in size, extent, or range.
- usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
- synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
Make smaller.
- usage: "He decreased his staff"
- synonyms: lessen, minify

(v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
(v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
(n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
(v.) The wane of the moon.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

neglect

Lack of attention and due care.
- synonyms: disregard
The state of something that has been unused and neglected.
- usage: "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"
- synonyms: disuse
Willful lack of care and attention.
- synonyms: disregard
The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern.
- synonyms: negligence, neglectfulness
Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances.
- synonyms: negligence, carelessness, nonperformance

Leave undone or leave out.
- usage: "How could I miss that typo"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
- synonyms: pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap
Fail to do something; leave something undone.
- usage: "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"
- synonyms: fail
Fail to attend to.
- usage: "he neglects his children"
Give little or no attention to.
- usage: "Disregard the errors"
- synonyms: ignore, disregard

(v.) Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers.
(adv.) Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts.
(adv.) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.
(v.) Habitual carelessness; negligence.
(v.) The state of being disregarded, slighted or neglected.
(v.) Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference or willfulness; failure to do, use or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy.
(adv.) Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts.
(v.) The state of being disregarded, slighted or neglected.
(v.) Habitual carelessness; negligence.
(v.) Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference or willfulness; failure to do, use or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy.
(v.) Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers.
(adv.) To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary