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recklessness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | foolhardiness, rashness |
| Type of | thoughtlessness, unthoughtfulness |
| Has types | adventurism, brashness, desperation |
| Derivation | reckless |
Examples of recklessness
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The 5-foot-11, 201-pound Mahone is a perfect blend of recklessness and patience.
From the toledoblade.com
The words recklessness, distraction tactics and opportunism easily come to mind.
From the economist.com
Ryan has been citing the loan as an example of recklessness with taxpayer money.
From the businessweek.com
He did set a tone, but it was one of arrogance, condescension and recklessness.
From the washingtontimes.com
This is material that needs a stronger vision or some recklessness to wake it up.
From the boston.com
They can indicate a streak of recklessness and even brighten up a dull afternoon.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Their recklessness and excess coexisted with an almost priestly sense of worth.
From the guardian.co.uk
Where are those bankers who lent all that money with such knowing recklessness?
From the guardian.co.uk
Rafa's transfer market mistakes and financial recklessness have been to blame.
From the edition.cnn.com
- The trait of giving little thought to danger
- (reckless) foolhardy: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"
- (reckless) heedless: characterized by careless unconcern; "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds"
- (recklessly) in a reckless manner
- In the criminal law, recklessness (also called unchariness) is one of the four possible classes of mental state constituting mens rea (the Latin for "guilty mind"). ...
- Recklessness (also called unchariness) is disregard for or indifference to the dangers of a situation or for the consequences of one's actions.
- (Reckless (1935 film)) Reckless is a 1935 American musical film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Jean Harlow, William Powell and Franchot Tone. ...
- (Reckless (1984 film)) Reckless is a 1984 love story shot in the Appalachian Mountains and Rust Belt of Steubenville, Ohio, Weirton, West Virginia and Mingo Junction, Ohio. Starring Daryl Hannah and Aidan Quinn. Directed by James Foley and written by Chris Columbus. ...
- (Reckless (Alabama song)) "Reckless" is a single by American country music group Alabama that was the last of their 32 singles that topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. It was the first single released from their CD, Cheap Seats. ...
