Neglect
Neglect verb - To fail to give proper attention to.
Sense
Sense verb - To have a vague awareness of.
How words are described
| human | human neglect | human sense |
| physical | physical neglect | physical sense |
| clear | clear neglect | clear sense |
| similar | similar neglect | similar sense |
| Other adjectives: complete, total, true, simple, real, extreme, terrible, new, general, possible, less. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- It's a natural sixth sense that everyone has, even if some neglect to pay attention to it.
Source: Supernatural Sensitivity - The POV character is Laurie, whom I think most authors either neglect or don't write very well, but this fic gets into her character in a way that makes sense and isn't bland.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Watchmen - Some Blanks seem to be perfectly capable of empathy, which suggests that those who lack it may have turned out that way due to severe abuse or neglect as children, no doubt due to the sense of "wrongness" that normal humans tend to feel while in their presence.
Source: Lack of Empathy
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