remissness

noun

Definition of remissnessnext
as in negligence
failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes it took an incredible amount of reckless remissness on your part to leave the house with the front door wide open

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  1. negligence
  2. neglect
  3. carelessness
Noun
  • Protesters said that rampant graft led to negligence during renovation work at the Novi Sad station, and eventually to the canopy collapse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Hwang had barred Rinderknecht’s attorney, Steve Haney, from raising allegations of negligence by the fire department.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of negligence
Noun
  • Acton has said the campaign used her estranged mother to attack her over a childhood marked by severe abuse and neglect.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Caught in that sensual music all neglect Monuments of unageing intellect.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of neglect
Noun
  • Now his carelessness had tainted her memory of this auspicious day.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Is there a difference in honest mistakes and patterns of carelessness?
    — Joe Perkins, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of carelessness
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“Remissness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remissness. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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