rash

English

Etymology

From Middle English rash, rasch (“hasty, headstrong”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ræʃ/

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• Rhymes: -æʃ

Adjective

rash (comparative rasher, superlative rashest)

1. hasty, not careful or considered.

Synonyms

• hotheaded

Derived terms

• rashness

Translations

hasty

Czech: zbrklý (cs) m. Finnish: hätäinen (fi), varomaton (fi), ajattelematon (fi) French: impulsif (fr) German: voreilig

Ido: impulsiva Portuguese: imprudente (pt), precipitado (pt) Slovak: nepozorný (sk)

Noun

Wikipedia rash (plural rashes)

1. (medicine) An area of reddened, irritated, and inflamed skin.
2. A surge in problems; a spate, string or trend

   There has been a rash of vandalism lately.

Synonyms

(A surge in problems): epidemic

Translations

of skin

Czech: vyrážka (cs) f. Dutch: huiduitslag (nl), uitslag (nl) Finnish: ihottuma (fi), ekseema (fi) French: irritation (fr) f. (de la peau), éruption (fr) f., éruption cutanée (fr) f. German: Hautausschlag (de) m. Ido: iritifo Luhya: ohuseruha Navajo: naʼakǫs

Norwegian: utslett (no) n. Polish: wysypka (pl) f. Russian: сыпь (ru) (syp') f. Spanish: eflorescencia (es) f. Swahili: upele (sw) Urdu: خارش

surge in problems

Finnish: aalto (fi), suma (fi) French: épidémie (fr) f. Polish: lawina (pl) f.

Portuguese: surto (pt) m. Spanish: erupción (es) f.

Derived terms

diaper rash nappy rash rashguard

rashie rash vest reef rash

See also

• prudent
• reckless

External links

• rash in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• rash in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• rahs