Definitions For Negligence

noun

  • Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
  • The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
  • Failure to take the care that a responsible person usually takes : lack of normal care or attention

Is Negligence a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
20

The word Negligence is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Negligence in a Sentence

  • The company was charged with negligence in the manufacturing of the defective tires.
  • Exhibiting his usual negligence, he failed to set the emergency brake, and the car rolled down the steep hill and crashed into the telephone pole

Synonyms for Negligence

Antonyms for Negligence

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