laziness
noun/ˈleɪzinəs/
/ˈleɪzinəs/
[uncountable] (disapproving)- the fact of being unwilling to work or be active
- She is intolerant of laziness and always pushes her students.
- I stayed where I was out of laziness.
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- lack of care in doing something
- Her work was marred by intellectual laziness.
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