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Pronunciation / Transliteration: laparwahi
"उसकी लापरवाही के कारण यह दुर्घटना हुई।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The trait of acting without thinking or caring about the consequences of an action.
"His dangerous driving was pure recklessness that endangered everyone on the road." - 2
Conduct characterized by a willful disregard for safety, rules, or standard precautions.
"The financial crash was blamed on the unprecedented recklessness of the banking sector."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English adjective 'rēcol' meaning careless or heedless, combined with the suffix '-ness' denoting a state or quality. The root 'rēcan' means to care or take heed, tracing back to Proto-Germanic origins. Over centuries, the term evolved to specifically describe actions undertaken without proper caution regarding potential negative consequences.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Recklessness" is said worldwide
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témérité
Transliteration: tay-may-ree-tay
"Sa témérité a failli causer un accident grave."
Rücksichtslosigkeit
Transliteration: Rük-zicht-los-ig-kite
"Seine Rücksichtslosigkeit brachte alle in Gefahr."
temerarietà
Transliteration: te-me-ra-ri-e-ta
"La sua temerarietà ha messo a rischio l'intera squadra."
imprudencia
Transliteration: im-pru-den-cia
"La imprudencia al volante puede costar la vida."
imprudência
Transliteration: im-pru-den-see-uh
"A imprudência dele causou o acidente."
लापरवाही
Transliteration: laparwahi
"उसकी लापरवाही के कारण यह दुर्घटना हुई।"
鲁莽
Transliteration: lǔmǎng
"他的鲁莽行为带来了严重的后果。"
무모함
Transliteration: mumoham
"그의 무모함이 모두를 위험에 빠뜨렸다."
無謀
Transliteration: mumō
"彼の無謀な行動が事故の原因となった。"
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