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inconsiderateness

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The condition or quality of being inconsiderate; heedlessness; thoughtlessness; inadvertence.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The quality or state of being inconsiderate.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The condition of being inconsiderate

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the quality of failing to be considerate of others

Etymologies

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inconsiderate +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • Not that this species of proof was wanted; for that which we must acknowledge, on weighing the evidence, to be a revelation from God, requires not the aid of such a confirmation: but yet, as this accordance might be expected between the words and the works, the past and the future ordinations of the same Almighty Being, it is no idle speculation to remark, that the visible constitution of things in the world around us, falls in with the representations here given from Scripture of the dreadful consequences of vice, nay even of what is commonly termed inconsiderateness and imprudence.

    A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. William Wilberforce 1796

  • His inconsiderateness has been a pair of spectacles to me for months.

    Short Stories of Various Types Various

  • His inconsiderateness has been a pair of spectacles to me for months.

    Stories by English Authors: London (Selected by Scribners) Israel Zangwill 1895

  • None of the above discussion is meant to justify the father's lateness or to minimize the inconsiderateness of his behavior.

    Richard Warshak: When Kids Need to Know Bad Things About a Parent - Part 3 Richard Warshak 2011

  • None of the above discussion is meant to justify the father's lateness or to minimize the inconsiderateness of his behavior.

    Richard Warshak: When Kids Need to Know Bad Things About a Parent - Part 3 Richard Warshak 2011

  • Baulked of his quarry by the inconsiderateness of the mate, Jerry trotted back to the head of the companion to wait for Skipper.

    CHAPTER VIII 2010

  • One outraged reader has even threatened to kill me for "gross misconduct," "utter lack of chivalry," "inconsiderateness and appalling behavior," and "acting in a manner unbefitting a blogger."

    Scandal Rocks The Sci Fi Catholic 2007

  • This generated a lively discussion in which children commented on the inconsiderateness of the three visiting children, the desirability of working out a solution that would satisfy all four children, the importance of respecting people's rights, and how one might feel if he or she were in Ian's place.

    Philosophy for Children Pritchard, Michael 2009

  • One outraged reader has even threatened to kill me for "gross misconduct," "utter lack of chivalry," "inconsiderateness and appalling behavior," and "acting in a manner unbefitting a blogger."

    Archive 2007-11-01 2007

  • I'm just angry at their inconsiderateness: it's fine that kids aren't invited, but for goodness 'sake, tell us at least a week in advance so we can make arrangements!

    Archive 2006-02-01 2006

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