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Word entry · 10 letters

negligence

Best crossword clue

"Failure of care"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˈnɛɡlɪd͡ʒəns/Part of speech nounSorted ceeeggilnnStarts with NEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • negligence while driving
  • The Woodwalton signalman, Rose, who was severely censured in Captain Tyler's report, behaved with great negligence.

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