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Carelessness

/kˈɛrləsnəs/
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(noun) Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.

The possibility that the explosion was caused by carelessness cannot be ruled out.
The failure is due to his carelessness.
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The accident was caused by the sheer ____ of the young driver today.

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