heedlessness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
  2. noun the trait of acting rashly and without prudence
  3. noun the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities

Etymology

From heedless + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

inattentiveness

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