desidia

Definitions of desidia
  1. noun
    failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
    synonyms: abandono, dejadez, descuido, despreocupación, incuria, negligencia
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    types:
    delincuencia
    willful negligence
    evasión
    nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
    descarte, escamoteo, milicia
    the evasion of work or duty
    type of:
    malogro
    an act that does not achieve its intended goal
  2. noun
    the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
    synonyms: dejadez, descuido, negligencia
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    types:
    delincuencia
    a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
    flojedad, laxitud, negligencia, relajación, relajo
    the quality of being lax and neglectful
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