1. Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
   - carelessness, neglect, nonperformance 
2. The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
   - neglect, neglectfulness

Derived forms: negligences

See also: negligent

Type of: carelessness, nonaccomplishment, nonachievement, sloppiness

Encyclopedia: Negligence

• lose it
• lose one's temper
• lose sight of
• lose track
• lose weight
• loser
• losing streak
• losings
• loss
• loss adjuster
• loss leader
• loss of consciousness
• loss ratio
• losses
• lossless
• lossy
• lost
• lost cause
• lost property
• Lost Tribes
• lost-and-found
• lot
• Lot's wife
• lota
• Lota lota