recklessness
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- rechlessness, retchlessness (obsolete)
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English reklesnes, from Old English rēcelēasnes (“recklessness, carelessness, negligence”), equivalent to reckless + -ness.
[edit] Noun
recklessness (uncountable)
- The state or quality of being reckless or heedless, of taking unnecessary risks.
- His recklessness repeatedly put him in danger.
[edit] Translations
being reckless
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