recklessness — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. The state or quality of being reckless or heedless, of taking unnecessary risks.

   Uso

   • non numerabile
   • usually

   Esempi

   His recklessness repeatedly put him in danger.

   Altri esempi (1)

   At such times, how we marvel at our usual recklessness, and pause, as it were, shrinking from the busy and inevitable current which is hurrying us on to eternity!

   Then, in a state of recklessness, engendered by such luxurious living, he bought another of stout and retired to William Street with it secreted under his coat.

   Altri esempi (1)

   Partly because of the heavy burden of government debt built up during his stewardship, and the uncurbed recklessness of the country’s banks, Britain’s recession is already the harshest in Western Europe.

Sostantivo

1. the trait of giving little thought to danger

   Sinonimi

   foolhardinessrashness

   Termini più generali

   unthoughtfulnessthoughtlessness