NEGLIGENCE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
   Synonym(s)
   • carelessness (what does carelessness mean?)
   • neglect (what does neglect mean?)
   • nonperformance (what does nonperformance mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) negligence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • nonaccomplishment (what does nonaccomplishment mean?)
   • nonachievement (what does nonachievement mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • dereliction (what does dereliction mean?)
   • comparative negligence (what does comparative negligence mean?)
   • concurrent negligence (what does concurrent negligence mean?)
   • contributory negligence (what does contributory negligence mean?)
   • criminal negligence (what does criminal negligence mean?)
   • culpable negligence (what does culpable negligence mean?)
   • neglect of duty (what does neglect of duty mean?)
   • evasion (what does evasion mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   • dodging (what does dodging mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • neglect (what does neglect mean?)
   • pretermit (what does pretermit mean?)
   • omit (what does omit mean?)
   • drop (what does drop mean?)
   • miss (what does miss mean?)
   • leave out (what does leave out mean?)
   • overlook (what does overlook mean?)
   • overleap (what does overleap mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
   Synonym(s)
   • neglect (what does neglect mean?)
   • neglectfulness (what does neglectfulness mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) negligence is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • carelessness (what does carelessness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • delinquency (what does delinquency mean?)
   • dereliction (what does dereliction mean?)
   • willful neglect (what does willful neglect mean?)
   • laxness (what does laxness mean?)
   • laxity (what does laxity mean?)
   • remissness (what does remissness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • neglect (what does neglect mean?)
   • fail (what does fail mean?)
   • neglect (what does neglect mean?)