negligent

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.dʒənt/

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Adjective

negligent (comparative more negligent, superlative most negligent)

1. Careless, without appropriate or sufficient attention.
2. (law) Culpable due to negligence.

Synonyms

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Translations

careless

Czech: nedbalý (cs) m. Dutch: nalatig (nl), onachtzaam (nl) Finnish: huoleton (fi) French: distrait (fr) m., distraite (fr) f. German: nachlässig (de)

Hebrew: רשלן (he) (rashlan) m. Hungarian: hanyag (hu) Russian: небрежный (ru) (nebréžnyj), нерадивый (ru) (neradívyj) Turkish: ihmalci (tr), ihmalkâr (tr), umursamaz (tr)

culpable due to negligence

Czech: nedbalý (cs) m. Dutch: nalatig (nl) Finnish: piittaamaton (fi) French: négligent (fr) m., négligente (fr) f.

German: fahrlässig (de) Hungarian: gondatlan (hu) Russian: халатный (ru) (xalátnyj)

Related terms

• negligence

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Latin

Verb

negligent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of negligō