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UNMINDFULNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unmindfulness mean?
• UNMINDFULNESS (noun)
The noun UNMINDFULNESS has 1 sense:
1. the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
Familiarity information: UNMINDFULNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
heedlessness; inadvertence; inadvertency; unmindfulness
Hypernyms ("unmindfulness" is a kind of...):
attentiveness (the trait of being observant and paying attention)
Antonym:
mindfulness (the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities)
Derivation:
unmindful ((followed by 'to' or 'of') lacking conscious awareness of)
unmindful (not mindful or attentive)
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