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
  • The former child star is now suing Disney over negligence, alleging that the studio failed to protect her or investigate despite warning signs of abuse.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Should there be a lawsuit against the zoo’s owner for negligence?
    — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of negligence
Noun
  • Both Walter and Lefever have pleaded not guilty to three counts of chronic neglect of a child causing great bodily harm and two counts of chronic neglect of a child causing emotional damage, his online records show.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Iron Jane follows Janie John (González), who after a childhood shaped by neglect and invisibility, is pulled into a world that finally sees her, where pain is power and bodies are built, not born.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of neglect
Noun
  • It gets filed alongside carelessness, disorganization and not really trying, and the people who display it often apologize for it as though they’d been caught slacking.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Either this is an issue of carelessness or a lack of communication between you and the cleaning service.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of carelessness
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“Remissness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remissness. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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