Daredevil — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

presumptuously daring

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɪsɐkɹˈɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈeədɛvəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈeədɛvəl/

4 syllables Say it as /dˌɪsɐkɹˈɪl/.

Examples

a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swashbuckler hothead harum-scarum madcap lunatic temerarious

Parts of Speech

noun	a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
adjective	presumptuously daring “a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff”

Word Forms

daredevil	adjective	presumptuously daring
harum-scarum	adjective	cheerfully irresponsible
daredevil	noun	a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
temerity	noun	fearless daring

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Draufgänger

eine rücksichtslose, ungestüme und verantwortungslose Person

🇫🇷French

casse-cou

une personne imprudente, impétueuse et irresponsable

🇪🇸Spanish

temerario

una persona imprudente impetuosa irresponsable

🇮🇹Italian

temerario

una persona spericolata, impetuosa, irresponsabile

🇳🇱Dutch

waaghals

een roekeloos, onstuimig, onverantwoordelijk persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

temerário

uma pessoa imprudente, impetuosa e irresponsável

🇷🇺Russian

смельчак

безрассудный порывистый безответственный человек

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साहसी

एक लापरवाह उतावला गैरजिम्मेदार व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

সাহসী

একটি বেপরোয়া উদ্বেগহীন দায়িত্বজ্ঞানহীন ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

துணிச்சலான

ஒரு பொறுப்பற்ற தூண்டுதலான பொறுப்பற்ற நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

డేర్ డెవిల్

నిర్లక్ష్యమైన ఉద్వేగభరితమైన బాధ్యత లేని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

धाडसी

एक बेपर्वा आवेगपूर्ण बेजबाबदार व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

હિંમતવાન

એક અવિચારી અવિચારી બેજવાબદાર વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡೇರ್ಡೆವಿಲ್

ಅಜಾಗರೂಕ ಪ್ರಚೋದಕ ಬೇಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധൈര്യശാലി

നിരുത്തരവാദപരമായ നിരുത്തരവാദപരമായ വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਲੇਰ

ਇੱਕ ਲਾਪਰਵਾਹੀ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਕ ਗੈਰ-ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہمت

ایک لاپرواہ پرجوش غیر ذمہ دار شخص

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胆大妄为的人

鲁莽浮躁不负责任的人

🇯🇵Japanese

命知らず

無謀で衝動的な無責任な人

🇰🇷Korean

무모한

무모하고 성급하고 무책임한 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

liều lĩnh

một người liều lĩnh nóng nảy vô trách nhiệm

🇹🇭Thai

บ้าบิ่น

เป็นคนหุนหันพลันแล่นไร้ความรับผิดชอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemberani

orang yang sembrono dan tidak bertanggung jawab

🇵🇭Filipino

pangahas

isang walang ingat na mapusok na iresponsableng tao

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متهور

شخص متهور متهور وغير مسؤول

🇮🇷Persian

جسور

یک فرد غیرمسئول تند تند بی پروا

🇹🇷Turkish

cesur

pervasız aceleci sorumsuz bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוֹעָז

אדם פזיז וחסר אחריות

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