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