noun
- A careless, often reckless disregard for consequences: abandon, carelessness, thoughtlessness. See careful/careless.
heedlessness
| Thesaurus: heedlessness |
| WordNet: heedlessness |
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The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
Synonym: inattentiveness
Meaning #2:
the trait of acting rashly and without prudence
Synonyms: mindlessness, rashness
Meaning #3:
the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
Synonyms: unmindfulness, inadvertence, inadvertency
Antonym: heedfulness (meaning #1)
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