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    negligent
    /ˈnɛɡlɪdʒ(ə)nt/

    adjective

    • 1. failing to take proper care over something: "the council had been negligent in its supervision of the children in care"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNEGLIGENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    NEGLIGENT definition: 1. not being careful or giving enough attention to people or things that are your responsibility…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › negligentNegligent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Negligence is an important legal concept; it's usually defined as the failure to use the care that a normally careful person would in a given situation. Negligence is a common claim in lawsuits regarding medical malpractice, auto accidents, and workplace injuries.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNEGLIGENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities, esp. when this results in harm or loss to others. negligence. noun [ U ] us / ˈneɡ·lə·dʒəns / She charged her landlord with negligence for not repairing leaks that ruined her rugs.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › negligentNegligent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Use negligent when you want to describe someone who just doesn't give a hoot. You can be negligent at work if you let the work pile up while you play computer games, or you can be negligent at home if you haven't fed your fish for six days straight.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › negligentNEGLIGENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Negligent definition: guilty of or characterized by neglect, as of duty. See examples of NEGLIGENT used in a sentence.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › negligenceNegligence Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of NEGLIGENCE is the quality or state of being negligent. How to use negligence in a sentence.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNEGLIGENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you are negligent, you do not take enough care of something or someone that you are responsible for, or you fail to do something which you ought to do.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionnegligent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    negligent. adjective. /ˈneɡlɪdʒənt/ (law or formal) failing to give somebody/something enough care or attention, especially when this has serious results. The company was found to have been grossly negligent. negligent in something The hospital was negligent in the way it cared for this young man.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › negligentNegligent - definition of negligent by The Free Dictionary

    Define negligent. negligent synonyms, negligent pronunciation, negligent translation, English dictionary definition of negligent. adj. 1. Given to or characterized by neglect, especially habitual neglect: The negligent worker missed another deadline.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishNEGLIGENT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    NEGLIGENT definition: not giving enough care or attention to a job or activity, especially where your actions affect…. Learn more.