Neglect and Teaching

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Neglect noun - The state of being unattended to or not cared for.

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Teaching is an antonym for neglect.

Teaching noun - The act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another.

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Neglect is an antonym for teaching in education topic.

Nearby Words: teach, teacher, teachable, teachability

Not Quite the Right Thing: Fai tries to make up for his emotional neglect by teaching Syaoran to bake and trying to bond with him.

Source: Fan Fic / Shatterheart
In "Hearts and Hooves Day", Apple Bloom imagines that the love-poisoned Cheerilee and Big Mac's neglect of their duties of teaching and apple harvesting will lead to Ponyville being destroyed by famine and lack of education.

Source: Imagine Spot

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