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heedlessness

heed·less·ness

UK/ˈhiːd.ləs.nəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)

2.

the trait of acting rashly and without prudence

3.

the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities

Origin

From heedless + -ness.

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