Negligence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɛɡlɪdʒəns/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɛɡlɪdʒəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɛɡlɪdʒəns/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈɛɡlɪdʒəns/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

neglectfulness nonperformance neglect carelessness

Word Forms

careless	adjective	marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
neglect	verb	leave undone or leave out
negligent	adjective	characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
neglectful	adjective	not showing due care or attention

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fahrlässigkeit

Versäumnis, mit der Umsicht zu handeln, die eine vernünftige Person unter den gleichen Umständen walten lassen würde

🇫🇷French

négligence

défaut d’agir avec la prudence qu’une personne raisonnable ferait preuve dans les mêmes circonstances

🇪🇸Spanish

negligencia

No actuar con la prudencia que una persona razonable ejercería en las mismas circunstancias.

🇮🇹Italian

negligenza

incapacità di agire con la prudenza che una persona ragionevole eserciterebbe nelle stesse circostanze

🇳🇱Dutch

nalatigheid

het niet handelen met de voorzichtigheid die een redelijk mens onder dezelfde omstandigheden zou betrachten

🇵🇹Portuguese

negligência

falha em agir com a prudência que uma pessoa razoável exerceria nas mesmas circunstâncias

🇷🇺Russian

небрежность

неспособность действовать с той осмотрительностью, которую разумный человек проявил бы в тех же обстоятельствах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लापरवाही

उस विवेक के साथ कार्य करने में विफलता जो एक उचित व्यक्ति समान परिस्थितियों में अपनाएगा

🇧🇩Bengali

অবহেলা

বিচক্ষণতার সাথে কাজ করতে ব্যর্থতা যা একজন যুক্তিসঙ্গত ব্যক্তি একই পরিস্থিতিতে অনুশীলন করবে

🇮🇳Tamil

அலட்சியம்

அதே சூழ்நிலையில் ஒரு நியாயமான நபர் செயல்படும் விவேகத்துடன் செயல்படத் தவறியது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్లక్ష్యం

ఒక సహేతుకమైన వ్యక్తి అదే పరిస్థితుల్లో వ్యాయామం చేస్తాడనే వివేకంతో వ్యవహరించడంలో వైఫల్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

निष्काळजीपणा

विवेकबुद्धीने वागण्यात अपयश जे वाजवी व्यक्ती त्याच परिस्थितीत व्यायाम करेल

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેદરકારી

સમજદારી સાથે કાર્ય કરવામાં નિષ્ફળતા કે વાજબી વ્યક્તિ સમાન સંજોગોમાં કસરત કરશે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯ

ಸಮಂಜಸವಾದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯು ಅದೇ ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಾಯಾಮ ಮಾಡುವ ವಿವೇಕದಿಂದ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲು ವಿಫಲವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അശ്രദ്ധ

ന്യായബോധമുള്ള ഒരു വ്യക്തി അതേ സാഹചര്യങ്ങളിൽ പ്രയോഗിക്കുമെന്ന വിവേകത്തോടെ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നതിൽ പരാജയപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਪਰਵਾਹੀ

ਸਮਝਦਾਰੀ ਨਾਲ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਜਬ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਉਸੇ ਹਾਲਾਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਕਰੇਗਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غفلت

ہوشیاری کے ساتھ کام کرنے میں ناکامی کہ ایک معقول شخص انہی حالات میں استعمال کرے گا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

疏忽

未能像一个理性的人在相同情况下那样谨慎行事

🇯🇵Japanese

過失

理性的な人間が同じ状況下で行うであろう慎重な行動を怠ったこと

🇰🇷Korean

과실

합리적인 사람이 동일한 상황에서 행사할 신중함을 가지고 행동하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sơ suất

không hành động với sự thận trọng mà một người bình thường sẽ thực hiện trong những hoàn cảnh tương tự

🇹🇭Thai

ความประมาทเลินเล่อ

การไม่ดำเนินการด้วยความรอบคอบที่วิญญูชนจะใช้ในสถานการณ์เดียวกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelalaian

kegagalan untuk bertindak dengan kehati-hatian yang akan dilakukan oleh orang yang berakal sehat dalam situasi yang sama

🇵🇭Filipino

kapabayaan

kabiguang kumilos nang may pag-iingat na gagawin ng isang makatwirang tao sa ilalim ng parehong mga pangyayari

🇲🇾Malay

kecuaian

kegagalan untuk bertindak dengan berhati-hati yang akan dilakukan oleh orang yang munasabah dalam keadaan yang sama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإهمال

الفشل في التصرف بالحكمة التي يمارسها أي شخص عاقل في نفس الظروف

🇮🇷Persian

سهل انگاری

ناتوانی در اقدام با احتیاط که یک فرد معقول در شرایط مشابه اعمال می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

ihmal

makul bir kişinin aynı koşullar altında sergileyeceği basiretli hareket etmemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַשְׁלָנוּת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'negligence'?

The primary meaning of 'negligence' is 'failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances'.

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Using 'negligence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'negligence' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'negligence' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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