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Carelessness

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

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Senses

Wordset Dictionary

the quality of not being careful or taking pains

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
neglectsloppiness
possessive
Carelessness's
pluralpossessive
Carelessnesses'