carelessness
Noun
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The quality of not being careful or taking pains (synset 104672321)
is a type of: inattentiveness - the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of otherssubtypes:
- incaution, incautiousness - the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger
- neglect, neglectfulness, negligence - the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
- unconscientiousness - the trait of not being painstaking or careful
same as: sloppiness -
Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances (synset 100740568)
is a type of: nonaccomplishment, nonachievement - an act that does not achieve its intended goalsubtypes:
- dereliction - willful negligence
- comparative negligence - (law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff
- concurrent negligence - (law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately
- contributory negligence - (law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence
- criminal negligence, culpable negligence - (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
- neglect of duty - (law) breach of a duty
- dodging, escape, evasion - nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
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