recklessness.

A lack of proper concern for dangers or consequences when acting.

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Words that belong together

• sheer recklessness
• financial recklessness

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Recklessness brought him over the ridge before he knew whether a road continued beyond it.

She distinguished the rescue’s courage from the recklessness of refusing a safety line.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.