forgetfulness vs negligence

forgetfulness

noun
  • Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention. 

  • Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion. 

  • The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind. 

negligence

noun
  • The state of being negligent. 

  • The breach of a duty of care: the failure to exercise a standard of care that a reasonable person would have in a similar situation. 

  • The tort whereby a duty of reasonable care was breached, causing damage: any conduct short of intentional or reckless action that falls below the legal standard for preventing unreasonable injury. 

How often have the words forgetfulness and negligence occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )