1.
[syn: improvidence, shortsightedness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Improvidence \Im*prov"i*dence\, n. [L. improvidentia; OF.
improvidence. Cf. Imprudence.]
The quality of being improvident; lack of foresight or
thrift.
[1913 Webster]
The improvidence of my neighbor must not make me
inhuman. --L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
improvidence
n 1: a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of
resources [syn: improvidence, shortsightedness] [ant:
providence]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):
IMPROVIDENCE, n. Provision for the needs of to-day from the revenues
of to-morrow.