carelessness
/ˈkɛːləsnəs
/noun [mass noun]
Failure to give sufficient attention to avoiding harm or errors; negligence: most road accidents are caused by carelessness on the part of motorists...
- The defenders were slow to get back on the goal line and the Monaghan team captain took advantage of Mayo carelessness.
- Only a passing comment, but such carelessness has probably wrecked my son's future as a prize-winning novelist.
- It would be a shame if I let my own carelessness ruin other people's efforts to do good by recycling.
Synonyms
inattention, inattentiveness, heedlessness, thoughtlessness, negligence, improvidence, remissness;
forgetfulness, absent-mindedness;
irresponsibility, impetuosity, recklessness, rashness;
laxity, laxness, slackness;
clumsiness, ineptitude;
oversight, omission, dereliction
informal sloppiness