noun
- the quality or state of being careless, inattentive, or unmindful of consequences or warnings
Usage: uncountable noun; formal register
Examples
- His heedlessness of the warning signs led to a serious accident.
- The driver's heedlessness endangered everyone on the road.
- She acted with such heedlessness that she didn't notice the broken step.
- Their heedlessness of the rules resulted in disciplinary action.
- The heedlessness of youth sometimes leads to regrettable decisions.
- He proceeded with heedlessness, ignoring all advice from his friends.