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descuido — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • carelessness noun A lack of proper attention or caution.
  • disregard verb To deliberately ignore or pay no attention to something.
  • oversight noun A mistake made by failing to notice or consider something.
  • recklessness noun The quality of acting without regard for danger or consequences.
  • slip verb To lose one's footing or grip and slide accidentally.

Senses

descuido is used for these senses in English:

  • absent-mindedness The characteristic or state of being easily distracted or preoccupied. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
  • carelessness Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.
  • disregard The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something.
  • oversight An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.
  • recklessness The state or quality of being reckless or heedless, of taking unnecessary risks.
  • slip A mistake or error.

disregard — full definition

  1. verb To deliberately ignore or pay no attention to something.
  2. noun A lack of attention or concern for something.

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