Mistakes And Consequences Vocabulary

noun the quality or state of being careless; lack of attention or caution

• The company suffered financial losses due to the carelessness of its employees.
• You need to be more careful with your belongings, don't let carelessness ruin your day.
• Her carelessness got her in trouble with the boss.
• The carelessness of his words cut deep into her emotions.

adjective describing something as poorly timed or happening at an inconvenient moment

• The ill-timed announcement caused a drop in the company's stock price.
• His ill-timed joke during the meeting did not go over well with the boss.
• Her ill-timed text message made things awkward between them.
• The ill-timed decision to leave the party early resulted in missing out on all the fun.

adjective expressing or causing regret or sorrow; unfortunate

• It is regrettable that the project was not completed on time.
• I heard about the regrettable situation with the car accident.
• It's really regrettable that we can't go to the concert tonight.
• The missed opportunity was truly regrettable.