Heedlessness and Misprision

Heedlessness

Heedlessness noun - Failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes.

Misprision and heedlessness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misprision" instead a noun "Heedlessness".

Misprision

Misprision noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.
Usage example: an elected official charged with misprision and bribery

Heedlessness and misprision are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heedlessness" instead a noun "Misprision".
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