NEGLECTFULNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

Synonyms:

neglect; neglectfulness; negligence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("neglectfulness" is a kind of...):

carelessness; sloppiness (the quality of not being careful or taking pains)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "neglectfulness"):

delinquency; dereliction; willful neglect (a tendency to be negligent and uncaring)

laxity; laxness; remissness; slackness (the quality of being lax and neglectful)

Derivation:

neglectful (failing in what duty requires)

neglectful (not showing due care or attention)