remissness
Lack of diligence
Remissness is negligence or carelessness in attending to duties or obligations.
The word carries a tone of mild formality, often appearing in contexts of professional or moral accountability: The committee cited remissness in oversight procedures.
It suggests not outright failure but a laxness that allowed things to slip.
Inattention causing mistakes
- neglectFailure to provide care
- laxityLack of strictness
- inattentionLack of focus
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
oversight · slackness · heedlessness · irresponsibility · disregard · nonchalance · indifference · thoughtlessness
Lack of required skill
- malpracticeHarmful professional negligence
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- unprofessionalismFailure to meet occupational standards
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
tardiness · absenteeism · procrastination · deadline · accountability · liability · dismissal · reprimand
Moral self-reproach
- faultImperfection or blame
- sinViolation of divine law
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- failingFlaw in one's nature
culpability · wrongdoing · delinquency · lapse · offense · blame · accountability · conscience
carelessness
Inattention causing mistakes
- neglectFailure to provide care
- laxityLack of strictness
- inattentionLack of focus
dereliction · oversight · slackness · heedlessness · irresponsibility · disregard · nonchalance · indifference · thoughtlessness · forgetfulness
incompetence
Lack of required skill
- malpracticeHarmful professional negligence
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- unprofessionalismFailure to meet occupational standards
inefficiency · tardiness · absenteeism · procrastination · deadline · accountability · liability · dismissal · reprimand · warning
guilt
Moral self-reproach
- faultImperfection or blame
- sinViolation of divine law
- transgressionViolation of law or code
failing · culpability · wrongdoing · delinquency · lapse · offense · blame · accountability · conscience · shame
- negligenceneglect, gross negligence, criminal negligence, medical negligence, negligence
- nonchalancenonchalance, insouciance, casualness, indifference, unconcern
remissnessdiligence
Careful, persistent effort
conscientiousness · carefulness · assiduousness · attentiveness · meticulousness
remissnessvigilance
State of keen awareness
watchfulness · alertness · caution · circumspection · cautiousness
remiss, remit, remission, unremitting, remitting, remits, remissions