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Negligence vs Disesteem - What's the difference?

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Negligence is a related term of disesteem.


As nouns the difference between negligence and disesteem

is that negligence is negligence; carelessness while disesteem is want of esteem; disregard.

As a verb disesteem is

to hold little or no esteem for; to consider worthless.

negligence

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The state of being negligent.
  • (legal, singulare tantum) The tort whereby a duty of reasonable care was breached, causing damage: any conduct short of intentional or reckless action that falls below the legal standard for preventing unreasonable injury.
  • (legal, uncountable) The breach of a duty of care: the failure to exercise a standard of care that a reasonable person would have in a similar situation.
  • Usage notes

    * The breach of a duty of care is one element of the tort of negligence, but is also called (term); one must therefore take care to clarify what is meant.

    disesteem

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • want of esteem; disregard.
  • * Milton
  • Disesteem and contempt of the public affairs.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hold little or no esteem for; to consider worthless.
  • References

    * Chambers's Etymological Dictionary , 1896, p. 130

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