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Meaning of "self-neglect" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-NEGLECT

self-neglect  [ˌsɛlfnɪˈɡlɛkt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-NEGLECT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Neglect is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SELF-NEGLECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Self-neglect

Self-neglect is a behavioral condition in which an individual neglects to attend to their basic needs, such as personal hygiene, appropriate clothing, feeding, or tending appropriately to any medical conditions they have. Extreme self-neglect can be known as Diogenes syndrome.

Definition of self-neglect in the English dictionary

The definition of self-neglect in the dictionary is inadequate care of yourself; not looking after yourself properly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELF-NEGLECT


circumflect
ˌsɜːkəmˈflɛkt
collect
kəˈlɛkt
complect
kəmˈplɛkt
deflect
dɪˈflɛkt
deselect
ˌdiːsɪˈlɛkt
dialect
ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt
elect
ɪˈlɛkt
genuflect
ˈdʒɛnjʊˌflɛkt
idiolect
ˈɪdɪəˌlɛkt
inflect
ɪnˈflɛkt
intellect
ˈɪntɪˌlɛkt
neglect
nɪˈɡlɛkt
nonelect
ˌnɒnɪˈlɛkt
pre-select
ˌpriːsɪˈlɛkt
prelect
prɪˈlɛkt
recollect
ˌrɛkəˈlɛkt
reflect
rɪˈflɛkt
reselect
ˌriːsɪˈlɛkt
select
sɪˈlɛkt
sociolect
ˈsəʊsɪəʊˌlɛkt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-NEGLECT

self-lubrication
self-made
self-maintenance
self-mastery
self-mockery
self-mocking
self-mockingly
self-motivated
self-murder
self-mutilation
self-obsessed
self-obsession
self-opinionated
self-opinioned
self-ordained
self-parody
self-parodying
self-perpetuating
self-pity
self-pitying

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-NEGLECT

affect
basilect
benign neglect
connect
correct
direct
effect
expect
free-select
grapholect
object
perfect
predilect
preelect
president-elect
project
protect
re-elect
subdialect
unilateral neglect

Synonyms and antonyms of self-neglect in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «self-neglect» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-NEGLECT

Find out the translation of self-neglect to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-neglect from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-neglect» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自我忽视
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autonegligencia
570 millions of speakers

English

self-neglect
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आत्म उपेक्षा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإهمال الذاتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самостоятельно пренебрежение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

auto-negligência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ব-অবহেলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la négligence de soi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengabaian diri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vernachlässigung seiner selbst
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自己無視
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자기 방치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngelingke dhewe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự bỏ bê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய புறக்கணிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वत: ची दुर्लक्ष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kendini ihmal etme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

auto- abbandono
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

samozaniedbania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самостійно зневага
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

auto- neglijare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτο - παραμέληση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

self- verwaarlosing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

själv försummelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selvforsømmelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-neglect

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-NEGLECT»

The term «self-neglect» is normally little used and occupies the 122.876 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-NEGLECT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «self-neglect» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «self-neglect» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-neglect

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-NEGLECT»

Discover the use of self-neglect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-neglect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Self-Neglect: Challenges for Helping Professionals
Death of spouse, and self-neglect, 10 Deception, ethics of, 37-38 Decision- making capacity, assessment of, and autonomy, 45-47 Dementia, and self- neglect, 7 Depression, and self-neglect, 1O Devor, E. J., 59 Diabetes mellitus, self-neglect ...
James G O'Brien, 2014
2
Self-Neglect Among the Elderly: Maintaining Continuity of Self
There is no doubt that other agencies, including 5 Self-neglect situations can also occur in institutionalized settings such as nursing homes, personal care boarding homes, psychiatric hospitals, etc. 11 Defining self-neglect within an institution, ...
Susanna D. Bozinovski, 1998
3
Using Concept Mapping to Identify Elder Self-neglect Program ...
John Ridings. their lifestyle, competent, and resent even well-meaning outsiders who attempt to effectuate changes (Sengstock et al., 1999). However, Sengstock et al. (1999) have suggested that older persons do not have unlimited rights to ...
John Ridings, 2008
4
Elder Abuse and Neglect: Causes, Diagnosis, and Intervention ...
Self-Neglect. Historically, self-neglectful elders have been the subject of opera, literature, and folklore. Self-neglecting elders have been depicted variously as hermits, witches, tramps, and recluses, who are mentally ill, able to call upon fearful ...
Mary Joy Quinn, Susan K. Tomita, 1997
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Handbook of Geriatric Care Management
Cathy Cress. • SELF-NEGLECT Self-neglect may also be an indication that an older person is at risk for self-injurious behavior. It is often hidden and likely very much underreported. It is incumbent on the GCM to look for and report signs of ...
Cathy Cress, 2007
6
Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology
Self-neglect is a failure to engage in activities that a culture deems necessary to maintain socially accepted standards of personal or household hygiene and to perform activities needed to maintain health status. Self- neglect has been ...
Charles Spielberger, 2004
7
Healing Nutrition
If we neglect nutritional self-care and add to the situation heredity and envitonmental factors, certainly disease and illness may occur. I group some of these beginning, non-life-threatening ailments into the category of "benign self- neglect.
Lynn Keegan, 2002
8
Nursing Diagnoses 2009-2011, Custom: Definitions and ...
Self-neglect in the elderly: Emergency department assessment and crisis intervention. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 32(30, suppl, Part 2): S42. Gibbons, S., Lauder, W., & Ludwick, R. (2006). Self-neglect: A proposed new NANDA diagnosis.
NANDA International, 2010
9
Severe Domestic Squalor
Self-neglect in cases of squalor Macmillan and Shaw (1966) referred to a ' rejection of the usual standards of personal and environmental hygiene' together with a hostile attitude towards the outside world, rather than a passive neglect of  ...
John Snowdon, Graeme Halliday, Sube Banerjee, 2012
10
Theoretical Nursing: Development and Progress
understand health neglect that is self-inflicted "self-neglect" (Lauder, 2001). The author proposed that self-care theory is useful in offering insight into how some conditions are implicated in the development of self-neglect. Orem, while not ...
Afaf Ibrahim Meleis, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-NEGLECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-neglect is used in the context of the following news items.
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Seniors group gets update on the issues
Nancy Warren of N.C. Adult Protective Services explained that "self-neglect" is part of elder abuse. That's when an older person refuses care, according to the ... «StarNewsOnline.com, Jul 15»
2
Warning issued after council removes three tons of clothes, furniture …
Cornwall Council said it was dealing with 15 cases of such 'self-neglect' but could not estimate how many more may go unreported. It highlighted a recent case ... «Cornish Guardian, Jun 15»
3
Dangers of hoarding prompt appeal from county council
With research showing up to 5% of adults experience symptoms of compulsive hoarding and a number of cases of serious self-neglect identified in Cornwall ... «Falmouth Packet, Jun 15»
4
Self-neglect accounts for most elder abuse in Virginia
More than half of the 10,000 substantiated reports of elder abuse made in Virginia last year were attributable to self-neglect, according to the annual report of the ... «Daily Press, May 15»
5
Age is only a number, but self-neglect is a threat; How we can …
An 81-year-old North Carolina man, returning home after months in the hospital, recently called 911 because he was desperately hungry, alone and immobile. «Stillwater News Press, May 15»
6
No evidence crew or pilots hijacked MH370: report
... behavioural signs of social isolation, change in interests or habits or interest, self-neglect, drug or alcohol abuse of the captain, first officer and the cabin crew.". «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 15»
7
Vulnerable Adults Act to include protection for self-neglect cases
"The new legislation being drawn up will go beyond cases of abuse and neglect by third parties to self-neglect cases in which people can't care for themselves ... «The Straits Times, Jan 15»
8
Vulnerable Adults Act to include protection for cases of self-neglect
Institute of Mental Health senior consultant Dr Alex Su said self-neglect may be a symptom of a mental condition and the treatment usually involves working with ... «TODAYonline, Jan 15»
9
Elder abuse likely underreported; majority of cases in Beaver …
Protective services, which is operated by The Arc of Beaver County under a grant from the Beaver County Office on Aging, investigates self-neglect, caregiver ... «Timesonline.com, Oct 14»
10
Pope Francis Shines New Spotlight on Neglect of Elderly, Survey …
His remarks came on the heels of the release of a new survey which found that self-neglect among the elderly is a growing problem that commonly goes ... «PR Web, Oct 14»

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