negligence

English Thesaurus

1. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances (noun.act)

hypernym	:	nonaccomplishment, nonachievement,
definition	:	an act that does not achieve its intended goal (noun.act)

hyponym	:	dereliction,
definition	:	willful negligence (noun.act)

hyponym	:	comparative negligence,
definition	:	(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff (noun.act)

hyponym	:	concurrent negligence,
definition	:	(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately (noun.act)

hyponym	:	contributory negligence,
definition	:	(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence (noun.act)

hyponym	:	criminal negligence, culpable negligence,
definition	:	(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	neglect of duty,
definition	:	(law) breach of a duty (noun.act)

hyponym	:	dodging, escape, evasion,
definition	:	nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (noun.act)

2. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	carelessness, sloppiness,
definition	:	the quality of not being careful or taking pains (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	delinquency, dereliction, willful neglect,
definition	:	a tendency to be negligent and uncaring (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	laxity, laxness, remissness, slackness,
definition	:	the quality of being lax and neglectful (noun.attribute)

3. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances (noun.act)

derivation	:	drop, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit,
definition	:	leave undone or leave out (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	careless,
definition	:	marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful (adj.all)

4. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	neglect,
definition	:	fail to attend to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	fail, neglect,
definition	:	fail to do something; leave something undone (verb.social)

derivation	:	negligent,
definition	:	characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern (adj.all)

derivation	:	delinquent, derelict, neglectful, remiss,
definition	:	failing in what duty requires (adj.all)

derivation	:	inattentive, neglectful,
definition	:	not showing due care or attention (adj.all)

5. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances (noun.act)

derivation	:	drop, leave out, miss, neglect, omit, overleap, overlook, pretermit,
definition	:	leave undone or leave out (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	careless,
definition	:	marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful (adj.all)

6. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	neglect,
definition	:	fail to attend to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	fail, neglect,
definition	:	fail to do something; leave something undone (verb.social)

derivation	:	negligent,
definition	:	characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern (adj.all)

derivation	:	delinquent, derelict, neglectful, remiss,
definition	:	failing in what duty requires (adj.all)

derivation	:	inattentive, neglectful,
definition	:	not showing due care or attention (adj.all)