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foolhardiness

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fool·har·dy  (flhärd)
adj. fool·har·di·er, fool·har·di·est
Unwisely bold or venturesome; rash. See Synonyms at reckless.
[Middle English folhardi, from Old French fol hardi : fol, fool; see fool + hardi, bold; see hardy1.]
foolhardi·ly adv.
foolhardi·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.foolhardinessfoolhardiness - the trait of giving little thought to danger
recklessness, rashness
unthoughtfulness, thoughtlessness - the trait of not thinking carefully before acting
adventurism - recklessness in politics or foreign affairs
brashness - the trait of being rash and hasty
desperation - desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation"
Translations
foolhardiness [ˈfuːlˌhɑːdɪnɪs] N → temeridad f
foolhardiness [ˈfuːlhɑːrdɪnɪs] n (= recklessness) → imprudence f, témérité f
foolhardiness
n → Tollkühnheit f
foolhardiness [ˈfuːlˌhɑːdɪnɪs] n → imprudenza, avventatezza
foolhardiness [ˈfuːlˌhɑːdɪnɪs] n → imprudenza, avventatezza


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How I cursed the cowardice of the neighbours; how I blamed my poor mother for her honesty and her greed, for her past foolhardiness and present weakness
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
All this time Alan would not leave me though I often pressed him, and indeed his foolhardiness in staying was a common subject of outcry with the two or three friends that were let into the secret.
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The rest of the Trojans and their allies now followed the counsel of Polydamas but Asius, son of Hyrtacus, would not leave his horses and his esquire behind him; in his foolhardiness he took them on with him towards the ships, nor did he fail to come by his end in consequence.
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