Remiss — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

failing in what duty requires

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻmˈɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪmˈɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪmˈɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻmˈɪs/.

Examples

derelict (or delinquent) in his duty
neglectful of his duties
remiss of you not to pay your bills

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

delinquent neglectful derelict

Parts of Speech

adjective

failing in what duty requires

“derelict (or delinquent) in his duty”

Word Forms

neglectfulness	noun	the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
remissness	noun	the quality of being lax and neglectful

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachlässig

Versäumnis, die Pflicht zu erfüllen

🇫🇷French

négligent

manquement à ce que son devoir exige

🇪🇸Spanish

descuidado

fallando en lo que requiere el deber

🇮🇹Italian

negligente

venendo meno a ciò che il dovere richiede

🇳🇱Dutch

nalatig

tekortschieten in wat de plicht vereist

🇵🇹Portuguese

negligente

falhando no que o dever exige

🇷🇺Russian

упущение

не справляется с тем, чего требует долг

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेपरवाह

कर्तव्य की अपेक्षा में असफल होना

🇧🇩Bengali

রিমিস

দায়িত্বে ব্যর্থ হওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

குறை

கடமைக்குத் தேவையானவற்றில் தோல்வி

🇮🇳Telugu

విస్మరించండి

విధినిర్వహణలో విఫలమవుతున్నారు

🇮🇳Marathi

चुकणे

कर्तव्यात अयशस्वी होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

યાદ

જે ફરજની જરૂર છે તેમાં નિષ્ફળતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಟ್ಟುಬಿಡಿ

ಯಾವ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಫಲರಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴിവാക്കുക

ഡ്യൂട്ടി ആവശ്യപ്പെടുന്നതിൽ പരാജയപ്പെടുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

یاد

جس ڈیوٹی کی ضرورت ہے اس میں ناکام ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

疏忽

未能履行职责要求

🇯🇵Japanese

怠ける

任務に必要な任務に失敗した

🇰🇷Korean

태만하다

어떤 의무가 필요한지 실패

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tha thứ

thất bại trong nhiệm vụ yêu cầu

🇹🇭Thai

ให้อภัย

ละเลยหน้าที่ที่ต้องปฏิบัติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

lalai

gagal dalam apa yang dituntut oleh tugas

🇵🇭Filipino

pabaya

nabigo sa kung ano ang kinakailangan ng tungkulin

🇲🇾Malay

lalai

gagal dalam tugas yang diperlukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهمل

الفشل في ما يقتضيه الواجب

🇮🇷Persian

فراموش کردن

کوتاهی در آنچه وظیفه ایجاب می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

ihmal etmek

görevin gerektirdiği konularda başarısız olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַשְׁלָנִי

נכשל במה שהחובה דורשת

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The primary meaning of 'remiss' is 'failing in what duty requires'.

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