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negligence

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

Failure to take proper care of something.

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Senses

Wordset Dictionary

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

Wordset Dictionary

the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
neglect
alternatephrasing
Negligence
plural
negligences
possessive
negligence's
pluralpossessive
negligences'