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carelessness
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carelessness
n.
lack of caution; indifference
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Carelessness
Carelessness refers to the lack of awareness during a behavior that results in the unintentional production of alternate consequences. The consequences of carelessness are often undesirable and tend to be mistakes. A lack of concern or an indifference for the consequences of the action due to inattention may contribute to the origin of carelessness.
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carelessness
Noun
1. the quality of not being careful or taking pains
(antonym) carefulness
(hypernym) attentiveness
(hyponym) incaution, incautiousness
2. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
(synonym) negligence, neglect, nonperformance
(hypernym) nonaccomplishment, nonachievement
(hyponym) dereliction
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carelessness
n.
neopatrnost; nedbalost
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Download this dictionary |
Carelessness
(n.)
The quality or state of being careless; heedlessness; negligenece; inattention.
The quality or state of being careless; heedlessness; negligenece; inattention.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
