Negligence - English meaning

ˈneɡ.lɪ.dʒəns

Negligence – definitions in English dictionary

noun
Failure to take proper care over something.
Usage examples:
His injury was due to the negligence of his employers
Synonims:
Carelessness Lack of care Dereliction of duty Non-performance of duty Non-fulfilment of duty Remissness Neglectfulness Neglect Laxity Laxness Irresponsibility Inattention Inattentiveness Heed

noun
Failure to give enough care or attention to someone or something that you are responsible for
Usage examples:
Alleged/criminal/professional negligence she is claiming damages for alleged negligence in the hand…

noun
The fact of not giving enough care or attention to someone or something
Usage examples:
Medical negligence

Negligence translation into English

Negligence: translate from English into Chinese

疏忽, 忽視

Negligence: translate from English into Dutch

Nalatigheid, Achteloosheid, Veronachtzaming, Nonchalance, Ongedwongenheid

Negligence: translate from English into French

Négligence

Negligence: translate from English into German

Fahrlässigkeit, Nachlässigkeit

Negligence: translate from English into Hindi

लापरवाही, उपेक्षा, असावधानी, प्रमाद, ढिलाई, गफलत

Negligence: translate from English into Italian

Negligenza, Colpa, Trascuratezza

Negligence: translate from English into Korean

과실, 태만, 부주의로 인한 과실

Negligence: translate from English into Russian

Небрежность, Халатность, Нерадивость, Невнимание, Неряшливость

Negligence: translate from English into Spanish

Negligencia, Descuido

Word origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin negligentia, from the verb negligere (variant of neglegere ‘disregard, slight’: see neglect).

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Negligence synonims

carelessness

noun
Failure to give sufficient attention to avoiding harm or errors; negligence.
Usage examples:
Most road accidents are caused by carelessness on the part of motorists

noun
The fact of not taking or showing enough care and attention
Usage examples:
Most of the forest fires this spring were caused by human carelessness., a moment of carelessness c…

Carelessness - all meanings in English

heed

verb
Pay attention to; take notice of.
Usage examples:
He should have heeded the warnings

noun
Careful attention.
Usage examples:
If he heard, he paid no heed

Heed - all meanings in English

inattention

noun
Lack of attention; distraction.
Usage examples:
A moment of inattention which could have cost lives

noun
Failure to give attention
Usage examples:
Her disappointing exam results are entirely due to her inattention in class.

Inattention - all meanings in English

irresponsibility

noun
Lack of a proper sense of responsibility.
Usage examples:
They thought that having children was an act of irresponsibility

noun
The quality of not thinking or worrying enough about the possible results of what you do
Usage examples:
It was an act of gross irresponsibility to leave someone who wasn't properly trained in charge of t…

Irresponsibility - all meanings in English

laxity

noun
Lack of strictness or care.
Usage examples:
The result of such fiscal laxity is a budget deficit

noun
Behaviour that shows little care, attention, or control
Usage examples:
The laxity of prison officers made it easy for the men to get away., an atmosphere of laxity by som…

Laxity - all meanings in English

laxness

adjective
Lacking care, attention, or control; not severe or strong enough
Usage examples:
Security at the airport seemed lax., laxity in enforcing safety regulations can cost lives.

Laxness - all meanings in English

neglect

verb
Fail to care for properly.
Usage examples:
The old churchyard has been sadly neglected

noun
The state of being uncared for.
Usage examples:
The place had a hopeless air of neglect

Neglect - all meanings in English

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