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With young people, there's often that carelessness, allowing yourself to get into danger - recklessness, I suppose.
Emily Browning

Meaning of "recklessness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RECKLESSNESS

recklessness  [ˈrɛkləsnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECKLESSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Recklessness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RECKLESSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Recklessness

Recklessness may be: ▪ Recklessness, a legal term describing a person's state of mind when allegedly committing a criminal offence ▪ Recklessness, a state of mind in which a person acts without caring what the consequences may be...

Definition of recklessness in the English dictionary

The definition of recklessness in the dictionary is the quality of being reckless.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECKLESSNESS


breathlessness
ˈbreθləsnɪs
callousness
ˈkæləsnɪs
carelessness
ˈkeələsnɪs
helplessness
ˈhɛlpləsnɪs
hopelessness
ˈhəʊpləsnɪs
joblessness
ˈdʒɒbləsnɪs
lawlessness
ˈlɔːləsnɪs
listlessness
ˈlɪstləsnɪs
meticulousness
mɪˈtɪkjʊləsnɪs
powerlessness
ˈpaʊələsnɪs
restlessness
ˈrɛstləsnɪs
ridiculousness
rɪˈdɪkjʊləsnɪs
rootlessness
ˈruːtləsnɪs
ruthlessness
ˈruːθləsnɪs
selflessness
ˈselfləsnɪs
sleeplessness
ˈsliːpləsnɪs
thoughtlessness
ˈθɔːtləsnɪs
timelessness
ˈtaɪmləsnɪs
uselessness
ˈjuːsləsnɪs
zealousness
ˈzeləsnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECKLESSNESS

recitative
recite
reciter
reck
reckan
reckless
reckless driver
reckless driving
reckless endangerment
recklessly
Recklinghausen
reckon
reckoner
reckoning
reclad
reclaim
reclaimable
reclaimably
reclaimant
reclaimer

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECKLESSNESS

biliousness
business
consciousness
dangerousness
deliciousness
deviousness
flawlessness
heedlessness
hilariousness
homelessness
jealousness
nervousness
obviousness
preciousness
rebelliousness
religiousness
righteousness
seriousness
statelessness
unconsciousness
viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of recklessness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «recklessness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RECKLESSNESS

Find out the translation of recklessness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of recklessness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «recklessness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鲁莽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

imprudencia
570 millions of speakers

English

recklessness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लापरवाही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التهور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безрассудство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imprudência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অদূরদর্শিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

insouciance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecuaian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leichtsinn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無謀さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무모함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sembrono
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

liều lĩnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொறுப்பற்ற தன்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेपर्वाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pervasızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

temerarietà
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lekkomyślność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нерозсудливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nepăsare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απερισκεψία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

roekeloosheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

recklessness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hensynsløshet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of recklessness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECKLESSNESS»

The term «recklessness» is regularly used and occupies the 78.542 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECKLESSNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about recklessness

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5 QUOTES WITH «RECKLESSNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word recklessness.
1
Emily Browning
With young people, there's often that carelessness, allowing yourself to get into danger - recklessness, I suppose.
2
Artur Davis
Ask yourself if these Democrats still speak for you. When they say we have a duty to grow government even when we can't afford it, does it sound like compassion to you - or recklessness?
3
Alex Gibney
I think the future of journalism is going to be a battle between caution and recklessness. And I think a little bit of recklessness is a good thing, as some of the WikiLeaks cables proved.
4
Nelson Mandela
I do not deny that I planned sabotage. I did not plan it in a spirit of recklessness nor because I have any love of violence. I planned it as a result of a calm and sober assessment of the political situation that had arisen after many years of tyranny, exploitation and oppression of my people by the whites.
5
Susan Minot
Recklessness is par for the course when you're 25.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECKLESSNESS»

Discover the use of recklessness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to recklessness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The art of recklessness: poetry as assertive force and ...
"Portions of this book appeared in various forms in American poetry, Poetry, and Poets & writers"--T.p. verso.
Dean Young, 2010
2
Rethinking Corporate Crime
Recklessness There are two strains of recklessness recognised in English law: subjective recklessness and objective recklessness. Subjective, or 'Cunningham' " (after the name of the case most often associated with it) recklessness occurs ...
James Gobert, Maurice Punch, 2003
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Fault in Homicide: Towards a Schematic Approach to the Fault ...
However, it is worthwhile to briefly consider the efforts of some commentators to interpret Caldwell recklessness so as to invoke a higher level of moral culpability than that normally required by the judges under the Lawrence direction. Besides  ...
Stanley Meng Heong Yeo, 1997
4
Criminal Laws in Australia
The case is properly one of murder, but murder by recklessness rather than intention. Recklessness requires foresight of the probability rather than the possibility of death.219 Probability is not limited to a greater than even chance. 220 There is ...
David Lanham, David Wood, Bronwyn Bartal, 2006
5
Freedom and Responsibility: Readings in Philosophy and Law
Recklessness* 19. Recklessness as foresight of consequence Negligence is of two kinds, being either advertent negligence (commonly called recklessness) or inadvertent negligence. In recklessness there is foresight in the possible ...
Herbert Morris, 1961
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Understanding Criminal Law
Nevertheless, despite these qualifications, the fact remains that the Caldwell recklessness test, by moving away from cognition (advertence to consequences), did represent a major swing towards "objectivity" in the criminal law and was ...
Christopher M. V. Clarkson, 2005
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Criminal Justice in Ireland
What was important was whether it was that person's purpose to bring about the external element of the offence. Recklessness Recklessness is a less culpable mental state than intent. In general, intent and recklessness are alternative mental ...
Paul O'Mahony, 2002
8
A2 Law for OCR
4. Subjective. recklessness. and. objective. recklessness. Two important tests are used in law, the subjective test and the objective test. The subjective test The subjective test considers what was in the defendants mind. Would the defendant  ...
Jimmy O'Riordan, 2003
9
Responsibility in Law and Morality
3.3.1.4 Recklessness In its core sense, recklessness consists of a mental element and breach of a standard of conduct. The mental element has two aspects: deliberation, and knowledge or “awareness”. Reckless conduct is deliberate.
Peter Cane, 2002
10
A New Homicide Act for England and Wales?: A Consultation Paper
3.159 Earlier in the twentieth century, some judges worked with a conception of recklessness that was closer to aggravated recklessness than to reckless stupidity.161 ln Andrews v DPP,162 Lord Atkin said: [F]or the purposes of the criminal ...
‎2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECKLESSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term recklessness is used in the context of the following news items.
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NAFDAC: DG accused of financial recklessness
The truth of the matter is that the DG is quite reckless with spending.” “Before he ... The financial recklessness of the DG has brought NAFDAC onto its knees.”. «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
Fiscal recklessness goes into overtime at L.A. transportation …
For sports fans, there are few words more thrilling than, 'We're going to overtime!' On Dec. 13, 1983, the NBA's Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 186 to ... «LA Daily News, Jun 15»
3
Paying the Price for Recklessness in Baltimore
California –-(Ammoland.com)- Baltimore is now paying the price for irresponsible words and actions, not only by young thugs in the streets, but also by its mayor ... «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, Jun 15»
4
Father faces neglect, criminal recklessness charges after Rush …
CARTHAGE, Ind. (May 28, 2015) – A father faces neglect and criminal recklessness charges after the death of an infant. On March 1, investigators from the Rush ... «WTTV CBS4Indy, May 15»
5
James Corden on Letterman: 'He Had This Fearlessness Bordering …
He had this fearlessness, bordering on recklessness, that I thought was incredible. He managed to combine mainstream and alternative comedy. That's not easy ... «Variety, May 15»
6
Pals of Amtrak engineer stunned at reports of recklessness
“Clearly it was reckless in terms of the driving by the engineer," Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter told CNN. "There's no way in the world he should have been ... «Fox News, May 15»
7
'Recklessness' may be key to Pacquiao's victory
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. pose for the media during the final press conference held at the KA Theatre in MGM Grand, Las Vegas Nevada on ... «Inquirer.net, May 15»
8
Gunshot leads to recklessness arrest
Albert Howard Hughes Jr., 66, 716 S. Pittenger Road, was preliminarily charged with criminal recklessness while armed with a deadly weapon. He was being ... «Muncie Star Press, Apr 15»
9
Denville driver cited for DWI, recklessness, after crash
ROCKAWAY TWP – . A 21-year-old Denville man has been ticketed for driving while intoxicated, reckless and careless driving and other alleged offenses after ... «Daily Record, Apr 15»
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Labour's new message: vote Tory for financial recklessness
Vote Tory for reckless, unfunded public spending. Vote Labour for extreme fiscal responsibility. This week's manifestos, starting with Labour today, cannot be ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»

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