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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

不真面目な

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fumijimeina

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unconscientious/ˌʌnˌkɒn.ʃiˈen.ʃəs/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼の不真面目な仕事ぶりが問題視された。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not guided or restrained by conscience; lacking moral awareness or a sense of right and wrong.

    "His unconscientious business practices ultimately led to the downfall of the firm."
  2. 2

    Done or performed without care, thoroughness, or a sense of duty.

    "The report was dismissed as an unconscientious effort filled with careless errors."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix un- (meaning 'not') combined with conscientious, which traces back to Latin conscientiosus, meaning 'characterized by conscience.' It entered Late Middle English and early Modern English usage via Old French, evolving to describe a lack of moral sense, duty, or careful attention in one's actions.

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