Kill and Neglect

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Neglect and kill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Neglect" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Neglect verb - To fail to give proper attention to.

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Kill and neglect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Neglect".

human	human kill	human neglect
total	total kill	total neglect
true	true kill	true neglect
real	real kill	real neglect
Other adjectives: constant, less, accidental, outright, civilian, environmental.

woman	kill woman	neglect woman
children	kill children	neglect children
family	kill family	neglect family
victim	kill victim	neglect victim
Other words: harry, child, anyone, enemy, son, daughter.

Harry and Tommy congratulate her on experiencing the neglect and rejection of a normal childhood, and Harry informs her that "if you ever flip out and kill a guy, you can blame it on Dick".

Source: Freudian Excuse / Live-Action TV
He's actually gone so far as to neglect all of the angels, ignoring them as they fight and kill themselves in civil war, and evidently not caring that one of his Archangels is dead, two of them are locked in a cage in Hell, and the last is trying to take control of Heaven through brutal force.

Source: Parental Neglect
Ape Shall Never Kill Ape: The Souls completely neglect to realize that there might be something about humanity (or, hell, any species that isn't their own) worth saving, at least at first.

Source: Literature / The Host

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