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carelessness noun [ ˈkɛːləsnəs ]

• failure to give sufficient attention to avoiding harm or errors; negligence.
• "most road accidents are caused by carelessness on the part of motorists"
Similar: inattention, inattentiveness, heedlessness, thoughtlessness, negligence, improvidence, remissness, forgetfulness, absent-mindedness, irresponsibility, impetuosity, recklessness, rashness, laxity, laxness, slackness, clumsiness, ineptitude, oversight, omission, dereliction, sloppiness,
Opposite: carefulness,


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