noun
self-neglect
A loanword from English, used in social welfare and medical contexts to describe a person's failure to care for their own basic needs.
高齢者のセルフネグレクトが社会問題になっている。
Self-neglect among the elderly has become a social issue.
Variant with a middle dot, sometimes used for clarity.
A more formal Japanese term for self-neglect, often used in academic or clinical settings.
Borrowed from English 'self-neglect'.