Rashness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the trait of acting rashly and without prudence

the trait of giving little thought to danger

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈæʃnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaʃnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaʃnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈæʃnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recklessness foolhardiness heedlessness mindlessness

Word Forms

heedless	adjective	characterized by careless unconcern; - Edith Wharton
mindless	adjective	not marked by the use of reason
rash	adjective	imprudently incurring risk; - George Meredith
reckless	adjective	characterized by careless unconcern; - Edith Wharton
foolhardy	adjective	marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; ; -Macaulay

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unbesonnenheit

die Eigenschaft, vorschnell und ohne Umsicht zu handeln

🇫🇷French

imprudence

le trait d'agir de manière imprudente et sans prudence

🇪🇸Spanish

temeridad

el rasgo de actuar precipitadamente y sin prudencia

🇮🇹Italian

avventatezza

la caratteristica di agire avventatamente e senza prudenza

🇳🇱Dutch

onbezonnenheid

de eigenschap om overhaast en zonder voorzichtigheid te handelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

precipitação

a característica de agir precipitadamente e sem prudência

🇷🇺Russian

опрометчивость

черта действовать опрометчиво и безрассудно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आतुरता

उतावलेपन और विवेक के बिना कार्य करने का गुण

🇮🇳Tamil

சொறி

அவசரமாகவும் விவேகமும் இல்லாமல் செயல்படும் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

దద్దుర్లు

ఆవేశంగా మరియు వివేకం లేకుండా వ్యవహరించే లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

उतावळेपणा

अविचारीपणे आणि विवेकीपणाशिवाय वागण्याचे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉતાવળ

ઉતાવળમાં અને સમજદારી વિના અભિનયનું લક્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದ್ಧಟತನ

ದುಡುಕಿನ ಮತ್ತು ವಿವೇಕವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ವರ್ತಿಸುವ ಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവിവേകം

ധാർഷ്ട്യത്തോടെയും വിവേകമില്ലാതെയും പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നതിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਹਲੀ

ਕਾਹਲੀ ਨਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਸਮਝਦਾਰੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

جلدی

عجلت اور ہوشیاری کے بغیر کام کرنے کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鲁莽

鲁莽行事

🇯🇵Japanese

発疹

軽率で思慮分別なく行動する特性

🇰🇷Korean

무모함

경솔하고 신중하지 않게 행동하는 성격

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự liều lĩnh

đặc điểm hành động hấp tấp và thiếu thận trọng

🇹🇭Thai

ผื่น

มีลักษณะหุนหันพลันแล่นไม่รอบคอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keadaan terburu

sifat bertindak gegabah dan tanpa kehati-hatian

🇵🇭Filipino

pagmamadali

ang katangian ng pagkilos nang padalus-dalos at walang pag-iingat

🇲🇾Malay

ruam

sifat bertindak terburu-buru dan tidak berhemah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طفح جلدي

- سمة التصرف بتهور ودون حذر

🇮🇷Persian

عجول بودن

خصلت رفتار عجولانه و بدون تدبیر

🇹🇷Turkish

acelecilik

aceleci ve ihtiyatsız davranma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּזִיזוּת

התכונה של התנהגות פזיזה וללא זהירות

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