reckless

reckless: reck·less adj: characterized by the creation of a substantial and unjustifiable risk to the lives, safety, or rights of others and by a conscious and sometimes wanton and willful disregard for or indifference to that risk that is a gross deviation from the standard of care a reasonable person would exercise in like circumstances

a reckless state of mind may be inferred from conduct see also involuntary manslaughter at manslaughter; reckless homicide at homicide, recklessness compare careless

reck·less·ly adv

reckless: I adjective careless, disregardful, foolhardy, foolish, hasty, heedless, impetuous, improvident, imprudent, impulsive, inattentive, incautious, incautus, inconsiderate, inconsideratus, indifferent, indiscreet, injudicious, insensible, irrational, irresponsible, mindless, neglectful, neglegens, negligent, overconfident, overhasty, precipitate, temerous, thoughtless, unaware, uncircumspect, unconcerned, unheeding, unmindful, unobservant, unthinking, unwary, unwatchful, unwise, wanton, wild, without caution, without prudence associated concepts: reckless abandon, reckless conduct, reckless disregard, reckless driving, reckless endangerment, reckless indifference II index careless, heedless, hot-blooded, ill-advised, ill-judged, impolitic, improvident, imprudent, impulsive (rash), injudicious, misadvised, negligent, precipitate, prodigal, profligate (extravagant), profuse, remiss, thoughtless, unpolitic, wanton

reckless: adj.
Without regard to the consequence of one’s actions; careless; indifferent.
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recklessness

reckless: Behavior that is so careless that it is considered an extreme departure from the care a reasonable person would exercise in similar circumstances.

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reckless: adj.

in both negligence and criminal cases, careless to the point of being heedless of the consequences ("grossly" negligent). Most commonly this refers to the traffic misdemeanor "reckless driving." It can also refer to use of firearms (shooting a gun in a public place), explosives or heavy equipment.

See also: careless, negligent, wet reckless

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Reckless — may refer to:In fiction: * Reckless (1935 film), directed by Victor Fleming * Reckless (1984 film), starring Aidan Quinn and Daryl Hannah * Reckless (1995 film), featuring Mia Farrow * Reckless (TV serial), a 1998 serial starring Francesca Annis… … Wikipedia
Reckless — ist der Name folgender Personen: Walter C. Reckless (1898–1988), US amerikanischer Soziologe und Kriminologe DJ Reckless (oder Reckless, bürgerlich Marvin Matzerok; * 1980), deutscher Musikproduzent und Inhaber des Plattenlabels Reckless Records… … Deutsch Wikipedia
reckless — reck‧less [ˈrekləs] adjective not thinking or caring about the possible bad or dangerous results of your actions. In some cases someone s actions may be illegal if a court decides they have been reckless: • He was fined £80 for reckless driving.… … Financial and business terms
Reckless — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Reckless Álbum de Bryan Adams Publicación 1984 Género(s) Pop, Rock … Wikipedia Español
Reckless — Reck less, a. [AS. reccele[ a]s, r[=e]cele[ a]s.] 1. Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless. [1913 Webster] It made the king as reckless as them diligent.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reckless — O.E. receleas careless, thoughtless, heedless, earlier reccileas, from leas less + *rece, recce care, heed, from reccan to care, from W.Gmc. *rokjan (Cf. O.S. rokjan, M.Du. roeken, O.N. rækja to care for, O.H.G. gir … Etymology dictionary
Reckless — Drame de James Foley, avec Aidan Quinn, Daryl Hannah, Cliff de Young. Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1983 Technique: couleurs Durée: 1 h 33 Résumé Un adolescent taciturne et sauvage noue une idylle avec une jeune et jolie… … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
reckless — daring, daredevil, rash, foolhardy, venturesome, *adventurous Analogous words: *precipitate, sudden, hasty, headlong, impetuous, abrupt: desperate, hopeless (see DESPONDENT) Antonyms: calculating Contrasted words: *cautious, circumspect, wary,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
reckless — [adj] irresponsible in thought, deed adventuresome, adventurous, any which way*, audacious, brash, breakneck, carefree, careless, daredevil, daring, desperate, devil may care*, fast and loose*, feckless, foolhardy, harebrained, hasty, headlong,… … New thesaurus
reckless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ without thought or care for the consequences of an action. DERIVATIVES recklessly adverb recklessness noun. ORIGIN Old English, from a base meaning «care» … English terms dictionary

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