Imprudence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a lack of caution in practical affairs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpɹˈuːdəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpɹˈuːdəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpɹˈuːdəns/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɹˈuːdəns/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

prudence

Word Forms

imprudent

adjective

not prudent or wise; ; - A.M.Schlesinger

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unvorsichtigkeit

ein Mangel an Vorsicht in praktischen Angelegenheiten

🇪🇸Spanish

imprudencia

falta de precaución en los asuntos prácticos

🇮🇹Italian

imprudenza

una mancanza di cautela negli affari pratici

🇳🇱Dutch

onvoorzichtigheid

een gebrek aan voorzichtigheid in praktische zaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

imprudência

falta de cautela em assuntos práticos

🇷🇺Russian

неосторожность

отсутствие осторожности в практических делах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नासमझी

व्यावहारिक मामलों में सावधानी की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অযৌক্তিকতা

ব্যবহারিক বিষয়ে সতর্কতার অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

முரட்டுத்தனம்

நடைமுறை விவகாரங்களில் எச்சரிக்கையின்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

అవివేకం

ఆచరణాత్మక వ్యవహారాల్లో జాగ్రత్త లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अविवेकीपणा

व्यावहारिक बाबींमध्ये सावधगिरीचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવિવેકી

વ્યવહારિક બાબતોમાં સાવધાનીનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಿವೇಕ

ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ ವ್ಯವಹಾರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവേകശൂന്യത

പ്രായോഗിക കാര്യങ്ങളിൽ ജാഗ്രതക്കുറവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਵਕੂਫੀ

ਵਿਹਾਰਕ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਵਧਾਨੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

نادانی

عملی معاملات میں احتیاط کا فقدان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

轻率

在实际事务中缺乏谨慎

🇯🇵Japanese

軽率

実務上の注意力の欠如

🇰🇷Korean

경솔

실무에 있어서 주의가 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bất cẩn

thiếu thận trọng trong các vấn đề thực tế

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่รอบคอบ

ขาดความระมัดระวังในทางปฏิบัติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelalaian

kurangnya kehati-hatian dalam urusan praktis

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-ingat

kakulangan ng pag-iingat sa mga praktikal na gawain

🇲🇾Malay

kurang berhemah

kurang berhati-hati dalam urusan praktikal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحماقة

عدم الحذر في الأمور العملية

🇮🇷Persian

بی تدبیری

عدم احتیاط در امور عملی

🇹🇷Turkish

tedbirsizlik

pratik konularda dikkatli olmama

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹסֶר זְהִירוּת

חוסר זהירות בעניינים מעשיים

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