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Meaning of Carelessness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈkɛɹləsnəs

Definitions

Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Български лекомисленост
Français incurie négligence
Gaeilge leibideacht
Bahasa Indonesia gaflat taksir
Italiano negligenza
한국어 방심
Português descuido negligência
Română nepăsare
తెలుగు అజాగ్రత
Türkçe lakayıtlık
Українська безтурботність

Examples

“This accident was caused by carelessness.”
“There were, however, 34 deaths among passengers in movement accidents, due mainly to misadventure and carelessness when entering and leaving trains in motion, falling off platforms and out of carriages, and opening and closing carriage doors.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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