CEFR C2

remiss

adjective

Meaning

Negligent or careless in performing one's duties or obligations.

Examples

It would be remiss of me not to thank everyone who helped organize this event.
The company was found remiss in its safety protocols after the accident occurred.

Synonyms: lazy, careless, negligent, derelict

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remiss (C2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /rɪˈmɪs/

Definition

Negligent or careless in performing one's duties or obligations.

Examples

It would be remiss of me not to thank everyone who helped organize this event.
The company was found remiss in its safety protocols after the accident occurred.
She felt remiss for failing to call her grandmother on her birthday.

How to Use remiss

be remiss in (prepositional phrase): failing to do a specific task or duty — "He was remiss in his duty to report the error."
it would be remiss of [someone] to (idiom): a polite way to introduce an essential point or warning — "It would be remiss of me to leave without thanking you."

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