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Recklessness

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being reckless or heedless, of taking unnecessary risks. uncountable, usually

    "His recklessness repeatedly put him in danger."

  2. 2
    the trait of giving little thought to danger wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English reklesnes, reklesnesse, rekelesnesse (also assibilated as rechelesnes, reccheleesnesse), from Old English rēcelēasnes (“recklessness, carelessness, negligence”), equivalent to reckless + -ness.

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