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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

vernachlässigt

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fɛʁnaˈxlɛsɪkt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Uncared/ʌnˈkɛrd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Kind war vernachlässigt und brauchte Hilfe."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not receiving care or attention.

    "The garden looked uncared for after the owners moved away."
  2. 2

    Neglected or abandoned.

    "The uncared child wandered the streets alone."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'uncared' is derived from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the past participle 'cared' from the verb 'care', which has its roots in Old English 'carian', meaning 'to be anxious' or 'to be concerned'. The combination reflects a state of neglect or lack of concern, evolving through Middle English into its current form.

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