Foolhardy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; ; -Macaulay

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈuːlhɑːɹdi/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈuːlhɑːdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈuːlhɑːdi/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈuːlhɑːɹdi/.

Examples

foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker
became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans
a reckless driver

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reckless rash heady

Parts of Speech

adjective

marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; ; -Macaulay

“foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker”

Word Forms

foolhardiness	noun	the trait of giving little thought to danger
head	noun	the front of a military formation or procession
rashness	noun	the trait of giving little thought to danger
recklessness	noun	the trait of giving little thought to danger

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

tollkühn

gekennzeichnet durch trotzige Missachtung von Gefahren oder Konsequenzen; ; -Macaulay

🇫🇷French

téméraire

marqué par un mépris provocateur du danger ou des conséquences; ; -Macaulay

🇪🇸Spanish

temerario

marcado por un desafiante desprecio por el peligro o las consecuencias; ; -Macaulay

🇮🇹Italian

temerario

contrassegnato da un disprezzo provocatorio per il pericolo o le conseguenze; ; -Macaulay

🇳🇱Dutch

roekeloos

gekenmerkt door uitdagende minachting voor gevaar of gevolgen; ; -Macaulay

🇵🇹Portuguese

imprudente

marcado por um desprezo desafiador pelo perigo ou pelas consequências; ; -Macaulay

🇷🇺Russian

безрассудный

отмечен вызывающим пренебрежением к опасности или последствиям; ; -Маколей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उजड्ड

खतरे या परिणामों के प्रति उद्दंड उपेक्षा द्वारा चिह्नित; ; -मैकाले

🇧🇩Bengali

বোকা

বিপদ বা পরিণতির প্রতি অবজ্ঞাপূর্ণ অবহেলা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত; ; -ম্যাকলে

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்தனமான

ஆபத்து அல்லது விளைவுகளுக்கு எதிர்மறையான அலட்சியத்தால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது; ; -மெக்காலே

🇮🇳Telugu

మూర్ఖుడు

ప్రమాదం లేదా పర్యవసానాల పట్ల ధిక్కార నిర్లక్ష్యంతో గుర్తించబడింది; ; -మెకాలే

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्ख

धोका किंवा परिणामांकडे दुर्लक्ष करून चिन्हांकित; ; - मॅकॉले

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખ

ભય અથવા પરિણામો માટે ઉદ્ધત અવગણના દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત; ; -મેકોલે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರ್ಖ

ಅಪಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಣಾಮಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಯ ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯದಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ; ; -ಮೆಕಾಲೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഡ്ഢി

അപകടത്തിനോ അനന്തരഫലങ്ങൾക്കോ ഉള്ള ധിക്കാരപരമായ അവഗണനയാൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു; ; -മക്കാലെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਖ

ਖ਼ਤਰੇ ਜਾਂ ਨਤੀਜਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਅਣਦੇਖੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ; ; -ਮੈਕਾਲੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے وقوف

خطرے یا نتائج کے لیے بے وقعت نظر انداز سے نشان زد؛ ; -مکالے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蛮干

以公然无视危险或后果为特征； ; ——麦考利

🇯🇵Japanese

無謀な

危険や結果に対する反抗的な無視が特徴。 ; -マコーレー

🇰🇷Korean

무모한

위험이나 결과에 대한 반항적인 무시로 표시됩니다. ; -맥컬리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự liều lĩnh

được đánh dấu bằng sự bất chấp nguy hiểm hoặc hậu quả; ; -Macaulay

🇹🇭Thai

บ้าบิ่น

ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยการไม่คำนึงถึงอันตรายหรือผลที่ตามมาอย่างท้าทาย ; -มาเก๊า

🇮🇩Indonesian

bodoh sekali

ditandai dengan pengabaian terhadap bahaya atau konsekuensi; ; -Macaulay

🇵🇭Filipino

tanga

minarkahan ng mapanlinlang na pagwawalang-bahala sa panganib o kahihinatnan; ; -Macaulay

🇲🇾Malay

bodoh

ditandai dengan tidak menghiraukan bahaya atau akibatnya; ; -Macaulay

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متهور

تتميز بالتجاهل المتحدي للخطر أو العواقب؛ ; - ماكولاي

🇮🇷Persian

احمقانه

با بی توجهی سرکش به خطر یا عواقب مشخص شده است. ; -ماکولی

🇹🇷Turkish

çılgın

tehlike veya sonuçlara karşı meydan okurcasına bir umursamazlıkla işaretlenmiş; ; -Macaulay

🇮🇱Hebrew

פּוֹחֵז

מסומן בהתעלמות מתריסה של סכנה או תוצאות; ; -מקאוליי

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