title: Vim: How do I search for a word which is not followed by another word?
body: <p>Pretty basic question, I'm trying to write a regex in Vim to match any phrase starting with <code>"abc "</code> directly followed by anything other than <code>"defg"</code>. </p>
  
  <p>I've used <code>"[^defg]"</code> to match any single character other than d, e, f or g.</p>
  
  <p>My first instinct was to try <code>/abc [^\(defg\)]</code> or <code>/abc [^\&lt;defg\&gt;]</code> but neither one of those works.</p>