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
  • Earlier this year, two men, Christopher Sage and Terry Thompson, sued DraftKings, FanDuel and other companies for negligence, design defect, failure to warn, unfair trade practices and related claims.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • After the crash, Bustillos was charged with one count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence.
    — Jacob Sisneros, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of negligence
Noun
  • Nacua’s ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child, Hallie Aiono, has now accused him of abuse and neglect during their four-year relationship.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Maryland provides legal representation to children involved in abuse and neglect, termination-of-parental-rights and related proceedings.
    — John Mattingly, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 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 5 Sep. 2026.

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