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What is the noun for carelessness?

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care
  1. (obsolete) Grief, sorrow.
  2. Close attention; concern; responsibility.
  3. Worry.
  4. Maintenance, upkeep.
  5. The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).
  6. The state of being cared for by others.
  7. The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
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  9. Examples:
    1. “Carrie's adopted parents fought for her care because they felt that her birth mother's behavior was too erratic.”
      “Since the brand was under the care of another flagship store, it unfortunately also had to close its doors to the public.”
      “The next phase of the recipe will require you to exercise extreme precision and care due to the fragile nature of the ingredients.”
caretaker
  1. Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after somewhere, or with responsibility for keeping a place in good repair.
  2. Someone who takes care of a person; a parent, carer or other guardian.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The building's caretaker told my mother that a German family had lived there and fled the city after the occupation ended.”
      “The council instead elected a Protector, someone who would act as a caretaker of the realm until the king was well again.”
      “This has to do with the fact that the mandate of the previous board was not extended, according to the company's caretaker Alain Zenner.”
carer
  1. (Britain, Australia) Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or often through family responsibilities.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Helen has been a carer for her mum, who is hard of hearing and is severely disabled with arthritis, for the past 11 years.”
      “Written information from the child's carer also can include updates on the child's progress and medical status.”
      “If the parent is the primary carer of the home, he or she can get as much as 18 weeks of paid leave.”
carefreeness
  1. The property of being lighthearted, joyous, cheerful, without a care.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Her air of carefreeness would be replaced by a cold, calculated, even deadly aura.”
      “It has definitely helped me to be a better individual, I have developed the strange innocence and carefreeness of a child.”
      “The youth, the loyal family, the carefreeness, the beauty, the presidency itself are lost illusions.”
carefrontation
caretaking
  1. The act of taking care or taking charge of something.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “More and more people are discovering that property caretaking can enable them to live in a variety of locales.”
      “To have been caretaking and managing the complicated medical issues, to be with Teddy every second, was just draining.”
      “They left the woman to lock up the house and return to her caretaking, and started off up the street.”
carefulness
  1. The state of being careful.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “We eventually internalize our façades, so it behooves us to exercise carefulness when constructing our personas.”
      “In all this, we see a man who takes great trouble to achieve his aim, and who displays an admirable carefulness in his work.”
      “One memoirist after another emphasizes his caution and carefulness in decision-making.”
caringness
  1. The quality of being caring.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “This woman is a bully and does not have an ounce of caringness in her for anyone.”
      “The exact method our partner uses to show us their caringness is completely their determination.”
      “I think that in order to be a good technical writer you have to have an almost supernatural caringness about what you are doing.”
caring
carelessness
  1. Lack of care.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “An error in judgment has long been distinguished from an act of unskilfulness, carelessness, or lack of knowledge.”
      “And carelessness is not a desirable attribute for an institution which is entrusted with children.”
      “A spokesman for Columbus Direct, Britain's biggest independent holiday insurer, agreed that most claims were down to the customer's carelessness.”
carefrontations
  1. plural of carefrontation
carelessnesses
carefulnesses
caretakings
caretakers
  1. plural of caretaker
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  3. Examples:
    1. “In addition, caretakers under the close supervision of veterinary staff provide husbandry to the animals every day.”
      “A leap of leopards strayed into a mango orchard, creating panic among the caretakers present at the farm.”
      “Designated caretakers are employees from noncritical and nonoperational departments during the storm.”
carings
  1. plural of caring
carers
  1. plural of carer
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  3. Examples:
    1. “For a number of years now, he has worked with young carers in the area offering drama workshops and activities.”
      “In the interim, carers have been going in to see her and they would certainly have offered her a wash.”
      “What is more important, protecting the safety of children and their carers, or appeasing angry men on the warpath?”
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