precipitation
- noun
- /prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən/
- Archaic
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precipitación
- In his haste to close the deal, he acted with precipitation, leading to several costly mistakes.
Examples
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This may suggest a generalized tendency toward violence in interpersonal relations, or perhaps a lower threshold for the precipitation of violence.
Academic text (2007) -
Creative and PR people are powerful in fashion companies but often make decisions with precipitation without proper advice.
Blog text (33) -
The sudden precipitation of ontological astonishment reopens the original porosity.
Academic text (2017) -
Background: Acute and chronic infections have been linked to the development of atherosclerosis and the precipitation of acute coronary syndromes.
Academic text (2007) -
Her precipitation in making decisions without considering the consequences often got her into trouble.
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The committee's precipitation in approving the proposal left many members feeling uneasy about its implications.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A state of acting quickly that often causes mistakes
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3.4
Very quick action that often causes mistakes
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5.8
Acting or deciding too quickly without enough thought
Acting too quickly without thinking
A habit of acting too quickly without thinking and causing mistakes
A sudden action done in a hurry without thinking
How fast something happens without warning
A feeling of being in a hurry that makes you rush and make mistakes
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A way to remove dust from gas by using an electric charge so particles stick to metal plates
- Specialized
Rain or snow that contains acid because of pollution from factories and cars
How Hasty
Surface Forms
Morphology
precipitation = precipitate (semi-transparent) = precipitate + ation
The abstract noun for rashness comes from the adjectival/verb sense 'precipitate' meaning 'hasty', but the abstract meaning ('rashness') may not be obvious to all learners.
Etymology
Precipitation has the idea of 'headfirst' from Latin praecipitare, from prae- 'before' and caput 'head', so it also grew to mean doing something too quickly or without enough thought.