different between negligence vs thoughtlessness

English

Etymology

From Middle English necligence, negligence, from Old French negligence, from Latin neglegentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n??l?d???ns/
• Hyphenation: neg?li?gence

Noun

negligence (usually uncountable, plural negligences)

1. The state of being negligent.
2. (law, singular only) The tort whereby a duty of reasonable care was breached, causing damage: any conduct short of intentional or reckless action that falls below the legal standard for preventing unreasonable injury.
3. (law, uncountable) The breach of a duty of care: the failure to exercise a standard of care that a reasonable person would have in a similar situation.

Usage notes

• The breach of a duty of care is one element of the tort of negligence, but is also called negligence; one must therefore take care to clarify what is meant.

Related terms

• negligent
• neglect
• endangerment

Translations

Further reading

• negligence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Middle French

Noun

negligence f (uncountable)

1. negligence (state of being negligent)

English

Etymology

thoughtless +? -ness

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????tl?sn?s/, /????tl?sn?s/, /????tl?sn?s/
• (General American) enPR: thôt?l?s-n?s, thôt?l?s-n?s, thôt?l?s-n?s, IPA^(key): /???tl?sn?s/, /???tl?sn?s/, /???tl?sn?s/
• (cot–caught merger) enPR: thät?l?s-n?s, thät?l?s-n?s, thät?l?s-n?s, IPA^(key): /???tl?sn?s/, /???tl?sn?s/, /???tl?sn?s/

Noun

thoughtlessness (uncountable)

1. disregard for other's feelings
2. heedless disregard for the consequences of one's actions

Antonyms

• thoughtfulness

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