remiss C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ɹəˈmɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #30496 Meanings 1 adj At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations. It would be remiss of me, in my duties, if I did not give credit where credit was due. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · at fault; failing to... at faultblameworthycensurableculpableguiltylashlaxnegligent Word family Forms remissness Derived forms remissfulremisslyremissness Related forms remise Etymology From Middle English remisse, remysse, from Latin remissus (“languid, negligent”), perfect passive participle of remittō (“remit”). Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # remiss **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɹəˈmɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 30496 ## Meanings 1. At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations. ## Examples - It would be remiss of me, in my duties, if I did not give credit where credit was due. ## Synonyms - at fault - blameworthy - censurable - culpable - guilty - lash - lax - negligent ## Derived Forms - remissful - remissly - remissness ## Related Forms - remise ## Etymology From Middle English remisse, remysse, from Latin remissus (“languid, negligent”), perfect passive participle of remittō (“remit”). ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown