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RECKLESSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of giving little thought to danger
Synonyms:
foolhardiness; rashness; recklessness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("recklessness" is a kind of...):
thoughtlessness; unthoughtfulness (the trait of not thinking carefully before acting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "recklessness"):
adventurism (recklessness in politics or foreign affairs)
brashness (the trait of being rash and hasty)
desperation (desperate recklessness)
Derivation:
reckless (marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences)
reckless (characterized by careless unconcern)
