recklessness
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈrɛkləsnəs/
:
imprudencia
- His recklessness while driving led to a severe accident that could have been avoided.
- boldness and recklessness
It is a degree of recklessness, criminal negligence that rises to a crime.
- It is a degree of recklessness, criminal negligence that rises to a crime.
- It's a it's an act of recklessness and ignorance towards a future you.
- Is this all just recklessness because ultimately the government should be balancing a budget?
- The, the, the recklessness of that phrase.
- Like you still get a little bit of recklessness because you're still doing like stuff in a car, but to get away from pedestrians and things of that sort.
Examples
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The company's recklessness in ignoring safety regulations resulted in a costly disaster.
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There is an element of extreme recklessness in the latest campaign of Israeli military aggression.
Blog text (19) -
Your school's recklessness nearly killed my son.
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As he grew older, she would not punish him for his recklessness.
Fiction book (1993) -
Haven't we paid enough of a price for your recklessness?
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This is about me and your family and all of us who've lived our whole lives in the shadow of your recklessness.
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And a lot of people blamed that crash on the recklessness of the driver of that Bracero bus.
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I stood silently, waiting to be reminded of what might have happened because of our recklessness.
Fiction book (2001) -
The question on everybody's mind was, would France's recklessness lead to another great power conflict?
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The PRC has, however, displayed an extraordinary degree of recklessness in its quest for hard currency.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
112
4.6
A foolish action that shows poor judgment
16
2.8
Lack of attention that causes mistakes or accidents
5
7.0
A habit of acting quickly without thinking about what will happen
4
5.9
A habit of acting quickly without thinking about the results
1
5.6
Acting or speaking quickly without thinking about the bad results
1
8.7
A tendency to act quickly without thinking, often causing problems
1
7.8
Not paying attention to danger or important things
1
4.5
How likely something is to cause harm or loss
1
8.2
A habit of taking dangerous risks without thinking about the results
1
8.9
A tendency to act quickly without thinking that causes rash decisions
1
7.7
A failure to be careful or to use good judgment when making choices
Bold, dangerous actions done without care for safety
Very bold acts that risk serious harm
Not being careful about danger or risk
Not being careful or responsible about doing what is right
Not doing important duties and not accepting blame for mistakes
A lack of good judgment when making choices
Antonyms
How Reckless
Surface Forms
Morphology
recklessness = reckless (transparent) = reck + less + ness
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'reckless'; the meaning 'the quality of being reckless' is directly predictable.
Etymology
The word recklessness comes from the old verb reck meaning 'to care' and the ending -less meaning 'without', and you can see the same root in reckon. So, recklessness literally means 'without care', which is why it describes acting without thinking about danger or possible results.