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carelessness

[ kair-lis-nis ]

noun

  1. failure to pay enough attention to what one is doing; sloppiness:

    Unlike unavoidable error, a “mistake” in an experiment is something known to be incorrect due to accident, carelessness, or ineptitude.

  2. lack of accuracy or thoroughness:

    The many instances of carelessness in the book (with references, dates, etc.) detract from its value.

  3. the fact or quality of being said or done thoughtlessly or negligently:

    You were too quick to make promises you can’t possibly fulfill—which only shows the carelessness of your remarks.

  4. lack of regard or concern for something (usually followed by of, about, for, or toward ):

    He was repulsed by their carelessness and cruelty toward those less fortunate.

    Her rudeness and arrogance betray her carelessness for other people's feelings.

  5. effortless or artless quality:

    She is a highly intelligent academic who nevertheless speaks with the simplicity and carelessness of a child.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of carelessness1

First recorded before 1000; careless ( def ) + -ness ( def )
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Example Sentences

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One cannot demonstrate this like a mathematical proof, but this carelessness, or callousness, about human life seems linked to fatalistic, even nihilistic attitudes.

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It looked like it was all Guardiola could do to stop himself entering the action at some points, mixing applause for his players with furious expressions of discontent at moments of carelessness.

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The government also promised to strengthen enforcement against illegal burning -one of the main causes of wildfires - and crack down on individual carelessness.

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Hutchins was the victim of a series of bad decisions, carelessness and at least one remaining mystery: how live bullets came to be on the set of “Rust.”

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And while he did fight back, the moments of misfortune and carelessness kept coming.

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