Meaning of forsømthed | Babel Free

Definitions

the state of being neglected

common-gender, uncountable

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Examples

“Ituslåede vinduer, stoppet med klude, og døre, der var repareret med uhøvlet pakkassetræ forlenede husene med fattigdommens forsømthed og ligegyldighed.”

Smashed windows stuffed with rags and doors repaired with unplaned crate wood endowed the houses with the neglect and apathy of poverty.

“Den forsømthed, Forsfält havde talt om, så han ingen spor af. Dagligstuen havde en sofagruppe, som så ud til at være næsten ubrugt.”

Of the neglect, of which Forsfält had spoken, he saw no trace. The living room had a sofa set which appeared to be almost unused.

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