Madcap — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈædkæp/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈadkap/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈadkap/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈædkæp/.

Examples

a hotheaded decision
liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
an impetuous display of spending and gambling

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swashbuckler hothead harum-scarum impulsive daredevil brainish lunatic hotheaded tearaway impetuous

Parts of Speech

noun	a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
adjective	characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic) “a hotheaded decision”

Word Forms

daredevil	adjective	presumptuously daring
harum-scarum	adjective	cheerfully irresponsible
impulsiveness	noun	the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
impetuousness	noun	rash impulsiveness
impetuosity	noun	rash impulsiveness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verrückt

eine rücksichtslose, ungestüme und verantwortungslose Person

🇫🇷French

écervelé

une personne imprudente, impétueuse et irresponsable

🇪🇸Spanish

atolondrado

una persona imprudente impetuosa irresponsable

🇮🇹Italian

pazzo

una persona spericolata, impetuosa, irresponsabile

🇳🇱Dutch

gek

een roekeloos, onstuimig, onverantwoordelijk persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

maluco

uma pessoa imprudente, impetuosa e irresponsável

🇷🇺Russian

сумасброд

безрассудный порывистый безответственный человек

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शैतान लड़की

एक लापरवाह उतावला गैरजिम्मेदार व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

পাগল

একটি বেপরোয়া উদ্বেগহীন দায়িত্বজ্ঞানহীন ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

பைத்தியக்காரன்

ஒரு பொறுப்பற்ற தூண்டுதலான பொறுப்பற்ற நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పిచ్చివాడు

నిర్లక్ష్యమైన ఉద్వేగభరితమైన బాధ్యత లేని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मॅडकॅप

एक बेपर्वा आवेगपूर्ण बेजबाबदार व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેડકેપ

એક અવિચારી અવિચારી બેજવાબદાર વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುಚ್ಚುತನ

ಅಜಾಗರೂಕ ಪ್ರಚೋದಕ ಬೇಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭ്രാന്തൻ

നിരുത്തരവാദപരമായ നിരുത്തരവാദപരമായ വ്യക്തി

🇵🇰Urdu

پاگل

ایک لاپرواہ پرجوش غیر ذمہ دار شخص

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狂妄的

鲁莽浮躁不负责任的人

🇯🇵Japanese

無謀な

無謀で衝動的な無責任な人

🇰🇷Korean

무모한

무모하고 성급하고 무책임한 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điên khùng

một người liều lĩnh nóng nảy vô trách nhiệm

🇹🇭Thai

บ้าระห่ำ

เป็นคนหุนหันพลันแล่นไร้ความรับผิดชอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

gegabah

orang yang sembrono dan tidak bertanggung jawab

🇵🇭Filipino

baliw

isang walang ingat na mapusok na iresponsableng tao

🇲🇾Malay

orang gila

seorang yang melulu dan tidak bertanggungjawab

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجنون

شخص متهور متهور وغير مسؤول

🇮🇷Persian

کلاه دیوانه

یک فرد غیرمسئول تند تند بی پروا

🇹🇷Turkish

çılgın

pervasız aceleci sorumsuz bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַרפַּתקָנִי

אדם פזיז וחסר אחריות

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