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Definition of foolhardiness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

foolhardiness

noun
 
/ˈfuːlhɑːdinəs/
 
/ˈfuːlhɑːrdinəs/
[uncountable] (disapproving)
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  1. 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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