rashness

[US]/'ræʃnis/
[UK]/ˈræʃnɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. reckless behavior; a brief eruption on the skin.

Example Sentences

She hinted at his rashness.

I’m very annoyed at your rashness.

He regretted his rashness in making such a hasty decision.

Her rashness often leads to trouble.

Acting with rashness can have serious consequences.

His rashness in driving resulted in a car accident.

It's important to think before acting in a moment of rashness.

She tends to act with rashness when under pressure.

Rashness often stems from impulsive behavior.

He learned to control his rashness through meditation.

Rashness can lead to unnecessary risks.

She acted with rashness without considering the consequences.

Real-world Examples

The instant that I uttered the words I regretted the rashness of my speech.

Source: The Engineer's Thumb Case of Sherlock Holmes

Would Mr. Darcy then consider the rashness of your original intention as atoned for by your obstinacy in adhering to it?

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Original Version)

His face flushed with mingled concern and anger at her rashness.

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 1)

He had lost his balance so completely that she was prepared for any rashness.

Source: Magician

He was not prone to rashness and precipitate action; and in the bitter hatred between him and Spitz he betrayed no impatience, shunned all offensive acts.

Source: The Call of the Wild

For the rashness of those parents he had groaned, for their ill assortment he had quaked, and for the misfortunes of these he had died.

Source: Jude the Obscure (Part Two)

So far as I could make out the catastrophe that had befallen the firm was due in part to Henry Maturin's self-will and in part to Gray's rashness.

Source: Blade (Part 1)

The staid business men of Pittsburgh early regarded Carnegie with disfavor; his daring impressed them as rashness and his bold adventures as the plunging of the speculator.

Source: The Era of Big Business

There is no folly so besotted that the idiotic rivalries of society, the prurience, the rashness, the blindness of youth, will not hurry a man to its commission.

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

The other gentlemen speculated with equal rashness in all sorts of frail trifles, and wandered helplessly about afterward, burdened with wax flowers, painted fans, filigree portfolios, and other useful and appropriate purchases.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

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