carelessness
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carelessness
- /ˈkɛɹləsnəs/ US
- /ˈkɛələsnəs/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English *carelesnes, *carlesnesse, from Old English carlēasnes (“freedom from care, security, carelessness”), equivalent to careless + -ness.
noun carelessnesses
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Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.
This accident was caused by carelessness.
Similar: inattention, negligence
Opposite: carefulness
Thesaurus
noun
Opposite: carefulness
Translations
Every language
noun lack of care
| Español | descuido, dejadez, desprevención, imprevisión |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 軽率 kēsotsu, 不注意 fuchūi, 油断 |
| 中文 | 粗心 cūxīn, 大意 dàyì, 草率 cǎoshuài |
| हिन्दी | लापरवाही lāparvāhī, निश्चिंतता niścinttā, बेफ़िक्री befikrī |
| Português | descuido, negligência |
| Français | négligence, incurie |
| Deutsch | Unvorsichtigkeit, Leichtsinn |
| Italiano | negligenza |
| Ελληνικά | απροσεξία aprosexía |
| Română | nepăsare |
| Русский | беззабо́тность bezzabótnostʹ, легкомы́сленность lexkomýslennostʹ, легкомы́слие lexkomýslije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự bất cẩn |
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