foolhardiness

noun

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as in recklessness

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  1. recklessness
  2. rashness
  3. carelessness
  4. wildness
  5. negligence
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  • Lateshia Adams, 45, pleaded guilty in May to criminal recklessness, a Level 6 felony, and misdemeanor operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026
  • Or Rhaena’s recklessness, which killed the crown prince?
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of recklessness
Noun
  • And yet, Washington responded to Genet not with rashness and bravado but with restraint made public law.
    — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
  • His audacity and her rashness might surprise some.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Definition of rashness
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  • Once, administrators confronted him about the carelessness of his grading.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
  • That's not chance or carelessness.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Definition of carelessness
Noun
  • Instead, cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema’s lens emphasizes the wildness of the landscape in a way that suggests how tentative civilization’s hold on this place is.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026
  • Salonen guided the Colburn Orchestra with flexible authority, imposing order or inciting wildness as the moment required.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of wildness
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  • Judicial opinions have largely focused on crimes of negligence, road rage or driving while intoxicated, and in rare instances, cases where someone purposefully drove their car into a crowd of people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Of his total 153 games with the Marlins, 55 were spread over the last two seasons, 2023 and 2024, as Garcia dealt with back injuries the lawsuit says were exacerbated by negligence by UM doctors.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
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