Neglect
Neglect verb - To fail to give proper attention to.
Sight
Sight verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.
Usage example: the crew felt a rush of excitement upon hearing that the lookout had sighted land
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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The sight of people dying of sickness and neglect in these camps is the final straw that convinces Eisenhower to rebel: first by launching an unsuccessful coup, then defecting to the Reds.
Source: Final Solution - Frozen parodies the 'true love at first sight' aspect and the typical romantic princess-dashing knight-evil queen setup of the original Disney films, with Anna wanting a boyfriend to make up for her emotional neglect, Hans being a secret villain, and Elsa being a misunderstood good person.
Source: Indecisive Deconstruction -
Parental Neglect: Jimmy is not a favorite to win the father of the year award: he loses sight of his children when they are made to play-tail Stringer in a market, and on another occasion leaves the kids alone in the house to have a quickie in a hotel, in the middle of the night.
Source: Series / The Wire
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