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rash
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rash 1  (rsh)
adj. rash·er, rash·est
1. Characterized by or resulting from ill-considered haste or boldness. See Synonyms at reckless.
2. Archaic Quick in producing a strong or marked effect.

[Middle English rasch, active, unrestrained, perhaps from Old English -raesc (in lgræsc, lightning) or from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German rasch, fast.]

rashly adv.
rashness n.

rash 2  (rsh)
n.
1. A skin eruption.
2. An outbreak of many instances within a brief period: a rash of burglaries.

[Possibly from obsolete French rache, a sore, from Old French rasche, scurf, from raschier, to scrape, scratch, from Vulgar Latin *rsicre, from Latin rsus, past participle of rdere; see rd- in Indo-European roots.]

rash 1
Adjective
acting or done without proper thought or consideration; hasty: rash actions [Old High German rasc hurried, clever]
rashly adv
rashness n

rash 2
Noun
1. an outbreak of spots or patches on the skin, caused by illness or allergy
2. an outbreak of occurrences: a rash of censorship trials [Old French rasche]

Rash a splashing shower of rain; an unwelcome or unsightly outburst.
Examples: rash of dermatologists (modern)—Mensa Society; of rain, 1470.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rashrash - any red eruption of the skin        
eruption - symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
heat rash, miliaria, prickly heat - obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity
hives, nettle rash, urticaria, urtication - an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
2.rash - a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits"
series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"
Adj.1.rash - imprudently incurring risk; "do something rash that he will forever repent"- George Meredith
imprudent - not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger
2.rash - marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"
bold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"

rash 1
rash 2
noun 1. outbreak of spots, (skin) eruption
Translations
rash [ræʃ] adjimprudente, precipitado
n (MED) → salpullido, erupción f (cutánea);
to come out in a rash → salir salpullidos

rash [ræʃ] adjimprudent(e)irréfléchi(e)
n (Med) → rougeur f, éruption f [of events]; série f (noire);
to come out in a rash → avoir une éruption

rash [ræʃ] adj (person) → unbesonnen;
(promise, act) → übereilt
n (Med) → Ausschlag m;
(of events etc) → Flut f;
to come out in a rash → einen Ausschlag bekommen

rash [ræʃ] adjimprudente, sconsiderato/a
n (MED) → eruzione f;
to come out in a rash → avere uno sfogo

rash1
adj rash [rӕʃ]
acting, or done, with little caution or thought a rash person/action/statement; It was rash of you to leave your present job without first finding another. onbesonne طائِش، مُتَهَوِّر прибързан unáhlený ubesindig; overilet unbesonnen απερίσκεπτος imprudente läbematu حرف یا عمل نسنجیده؛ بی ملاحظه hätiköity imprudent פָּזִיז अतिशीघ्र nepromišljen, nagao elhamarkodott, meggondolatlan kurang pikir fljótfær imprudente せっかちな 경솔한, 성급한 neapdairus, skubotas pārsteidzīgs terburu-buru onbezonnen forhastet, overilt pochopny precipitado nechibzuit опрометчивый; необдуманный prenáhlený, nerozvážny nepremišljen nepromišljen överilad, obetänksam หุนหันพลันแล่น aceleci, düşüncesiz 輕率的 квапливий; необачний جلد باز hấp tấp
adv rashly
onbesonne بِتَهَوُّر прибързано ukvapeně ubesindigt; overilet unbesonnen απερίσκεπτα imprudentemente ülepeakaela به طور عجولانه hätiköidysti imprudemment בִּפזִיזוּת अंधाधुंध nepromišljeno elhamarkodottan, meggondolatlanul dengan tergesa-gesa fljótfærnislega avventatamente, imprudentemente 軽率にも 경솔하게, 성급하게 neapdairiai, skubotai pārsteidzīgi secara terburu-buru onbezonnen mindre veloverveid, uklokt pochopnie precipitadamente (în mod) nechibzuit опрометчиво prenáhlene nepremišljeno nepromišljeno överilat, obetänksamt อย่างเร่งรีบ düşüncesizce, acelece, hesapsızca 輕率地 квапливо; необачно جلد بازی سے hấp tấp
n rashness
onbesonnenheid تَهَوُّر прибързаност nerozvážnost ubesindighed; overilethed die Unbesonnenheit απερισκεψία imprudencia tormakus عجله؛ شتاب؛ بی پروایی äkkipikaisuus imprudence פְּזִיזוּת उतावलापन, दु:साहस nepromišljenost elhamarkodottság ketergesa-gesaan fljótfærni imprudenza, precipitazione せっかち 경솔함, 성급함 neapdairumas, skubotumas pārsteidzība buru-buruan onbezonnenheid hastverk pochopność precipitação nechibzuinţă опрометчивость prenáhlenosť, nerozvážnosť nepremišljenost nepromišljenost överilning, obetänksamhet ความเร่งรีบ düşüncesizlik, acelecilik 輕率 квапливість; необачність جلد بازی sự hấp tấp


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