Definisi : vt 1. fail to give care, attention to, mengabaikan, mencuaikan: some parents ~ their children, sesetengah ibu bapa mengabaikan anak-anak mereka; she ~ed her work to care for her ailing father, dia mengabaikan kerjanya krn menjaga bapanya yg uzur; 2. fail to do, terlupa; (to emphasize carelessness) lalai, cuai: he ~ed to call me back, dia terlupa menelefon saya semula; they ~ed to take proper safety precautions, mereka cuai mengambil langkah-langkah keselamatan. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. act of not giving care, attention to, pengabaian, mengabaikan, mencuaikan: they were charged with the ~ of their children, mereka didakwa mengabaikan anak-anak mereka; the ~ of o’s duty, mengabaikan tugas sso; 2. lack of care, attention, terbiar; (preceded by n, pron) kecuaian: the buildings were in a state of ~, bangunan-bangunan itu dlm keadaan terbiar; the animal died because of his ~, binatang itu mati krn kecuaiannya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)