foolhardiness
noun/ˈfuːlhɑːdinəs/
/ˈfuːlhɑːrdinəs/
[uncountable] (disapproving)- behaviour in which you take unnecessary risks synonym recklessness
- There’s no excuse for such foolhardiness—you could have been killed.
- He showed his usual disregard for danger—an attitude his friends called bravery and his enemies foolhardiness.
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