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    thoughtlessness


    1. Raven immediately regretted his thoughtlessness


    2. a prey to thoughtlessness, made no account of the changes which his own mind had undergone, issuing in the deliverance of the Jews


    3. 42 The king just like another Phalaris a prey to thoughtlessness made no account of the changes which his own mind had undergone issuing in the deliverance of the Jews


    4. But Jesus never reprimanded him for such thoughtlessness; he was patient with him and considerate of his inability to grasp the deeper meanings of the teaching


    5. (3) Another danger to young men is thoughtlessness and inconsideration


    6. Job seems to have been specially afraid of this thoughtlessness among his children: it is written, that when they had a feast, and "the days of their feasting were gone about, Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning and offered burnt-offerings, according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts


    7. inner and outer thoughtlessness


    8. said Grace, genuinely hurt by his thoughtlessness


    9. She sent a post card to her mother telling her she was now living with a nice young man (me!) and got back a scathing letter accusing her of thoughtlessness in sending such details on a post card where the postman could read it and spread the gossip in their small town


    10. The influence of either conclusion on the whole system of human thought and conduct must needs be enormous; and only a crass reprehensible thoughtlessness can pretend to make light either of the mischief wrought by erroneous opinion on the duration of future retribution, or of the beneficial effect Godard of a belief based on a revelation of immortal life rightly understood

    11. But tell me, traitor, when did I by word or sign give a reply to thy prayers that could awaken in thee a shadow of hope of attaining thy base wishes? When were not thy professions of love sternly and scornfully rejected and rebuked? When were thy frequent pledges and still more frequent gifts believed or accepted? But as I am persuaded that no one can long persevere in the attempt to win love unsustained by some hope, I am willing to attribute to myself the blame of thy assurance, for no doubt some thoughtlessness of mine has all this time fostered thy hopes; and therefore will I punish myself and inflict upon myself the penalty thy guilt deserves


    12. Finally, if the pharmacy, open to all comers, was the spot where he displayed his pride, the Capharnaum was the refuge where, egoistically concentrating himself, Homais delighted in the exercise of his predilections, so that Justin's thoughtlessness seemed to him a monstrous piece of irreverence, and, redder than the currants, he repeated—


    13. Yet he somehow contrived to get into endless scrapes, always through some hot-headed thoughtlessness


    14. Miss Cathy---conversant with no bad deeds except her own slight acts of disobedience, injustice, and passion, arising from hot temper and thoughtlessness, and repented of on the day they were committed---was amazed at the blackness of spirit that could brood on and cover revenge for years, and deliberately prosecute its plans without a visitation of remorse


    15. He sang his music with great feeling and volume and was warmly welcomed by the gallery; but, unfortunately, he marred the good impression by wiping his nose in his gloved hand once or twice out of thoughtlessness


    16. ‘I want to warn you,’ he said in a low voice, ‘that through thoughtlessness and lack of caution you may cause yourself to be talked about in society


    17. "She is so pretty, and has been brought up in such thoughtlessness


    18. thoughtlessness and tried to comfort her


    19. Miss Cathy—conversant with no bad deeds except her own slight acts of disobedience, injustice, and passion, arising from hot temper and thoughtlessness, and repented of on the day they were committed—was amazed at the blackness of spirit that could brood on and cover revenge for years, and deliberately prosecute its plans without a visitation of remorse


    20. And she was covered with bruises from my kind thoughtlessness

    21. Again and again, Hazel tried to turn to sweet thoughtlessness, but it was no use


    22. There was comfort also in Tom, who gradually regained his health, without regaining the thoughtlessness and selfishness of his previous habits


    23. And as those ancient dames moved about gaily, though in the jaws of the whale, as you may say; even so, in a shower, with the like thoughtlessness, do we nowadays fly under the same jaws for protection; the umbrella being a tent spread over the same bone


    24. simply from thoughtlessness; noticing that Liza was horribly depressed, I suddenly blurted out, without thinking of what I was saying :


    25. "I want to warn you," he said in a low voice, "that through thoughtlessness and lack of caution you may cause yourself to be talked about in society


    26. Ah, that's what comes of thoughtlessness!"


    27. That's only from thoughtlessness


    28. (De profundis!) The grandfathers of these scions ruined themselves at the gaming-tables; their fathers were forced to serve as officers or subalterns; some have died just as they were about to be tried for innocent thoughtlessness in the handling of public funds


    29. When on one occasion Zinovy Prokofyevitch, carried away by the thoughtlessness of youth, gave expression to the very coarse and unseemly idea, that Semyon Ivanovitch was probably hiding and treasuring something in his box to leave to his descendants, every one who happened to be by was stupefied at the extraordinary effects of Zinovy Prokofyevitch's sally


    30. Only the Countess Katerina Ivanovna, with her free thoughtlessness, expressed her disapproval

    31. It is as if the father of a family, knowing well enough how to conduct himself properly, should through force of habit or thoughtlessness continue to live as if he were still a child


    32. Everything He said about meekness, sacrifice, poverty, the thoughtlessness for the morrow, He said by chance, having been unable to express himself scientifically


    33. As though the father of a family, knowing how he ought to behave at his age, should yet continue through habit and thoughtlessness to live in the same childish way as he did in boyhood


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    Synonyms for "thoughtlessness"

    thoughtlessness unthoughtfulness inconsiderateness inconsideration

    "thoughtlessness" definitions

    the quality of failing to be considerate of others


    the trait of not thinking carefully before acting