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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

부주의

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bujuui

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Carelessness/ˈkɛə.ləs.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그의 부주의로 인해 문제가 발생했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being careless; lack of attention or concern.

    "His carelessness in handling the fragile items led to several breakages."
  2. 2

    An act or instance of being careless.

    "The report highlighted the carelessness that resulted in the accident."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'carleas', combining 'caru' (sorrow, anxiety, care) and the suffix '-leas' (free from, lacking), which evolved into Middle English 'carlesnes'. The modern suffix '-ness' was added to form a nominal state indicating the absence of caution, attention, or worry.

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