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21recklessness — reck·less·ness n: the quality or state of being reckless; also: reckless conduct compare negligence ◇ Recklessness may be the basis for civil and often criminal liability. Unlike negligence it requires conscious disregard of risk to others.… …
22disregard — I (lack of respect) noun affront, aloofness, bad manners, belittlement, callousness, contempt, contemptousness, contumely, depreciation, discourtesy, disdain, disesteem, disfavor, dishonor, disobedience, disregardfulness, disrespect, heedlessness …
23inattention — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of attention Nouns 1. inattention, inattentiveness; abstraction, absence of mind, preoccupation, distraction; reverie, woolgathering, daydreaming, brown study, detachment; inconsiderateness,… …
24neglect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Disregard Nouns 1. neglect, negligence, carelessness, heedlessness, thoughtlessness, dereliction, delinquency; omission, oversight, laches, default; benign neglect; rashness; procrastination. See… …
25carelessness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. unconcern, nonchalance, heedlessness, rashness, omission, slackness, neglectfulness, delinquency, indolence, procrastination, dereliction, neglect, negligence, disregard, imprudence, haphazardness, inattention, sloppiness,… …
26thoughtlessness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. inattention, oversight, heedlessness, negligence; see carelessness , neglect 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A careless, often reckless disregard for consequences: abandon, carelessness, heedlessness. See CAREFUL. 2.… …
27Inattention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inattention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inattention inattention inconsideration Sgm: N 1 inconsiderateness inconsiderateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 oversight oversight Sgm: N 1 inadvertence inadvertence inadvertency …
28Rashness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Rashness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 rashness rashness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 temerity temerity want of caution imprudence indiscretion Sgm: N 1 overconfidence overconfidence presumption audacity GR …
29neglect — 1. verb 1) she neglected the children Syn: fail to look after, leave alone, abandon, desert; literary forsake Ant: cherish, look after 2) he s neglecting his work Syn: pay no attention to …
30careless — adj Careless, heedless, thoughtless, inadvertent mean showing lack of concern or attention. Careless often implies the absence of such cares as responsibilities or worries; it then usually connotes casualness, spontaneity, and lightheartedness… …
