heedlessness

n 1: a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)

[syn: {inattentiveness}] [ant: {attentiveness}]

2: the trait of acting rashly and without prudence [syn: {mindlessness},

{rashness}]

3: the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities

[syn: {unmindfulness}, {inadvertence}, {inadvertency}]

[ant: {mindfulness}, {mindfulness}]