reckless
日本語WordNet
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"
characterized by careless unconcern; "the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering of public funds"
JMdict
AIによる解説
An adjective describing behavior that shows a lack of care about danger or the consequences of one's actions. It implies carelessness, irresponsibility, and disregard for safety.
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The diplomat recognized that "discretion is the better part of valor" when confrontation threatened to escalate into armed conflict, choosing strategic retreat over reckless engagement that would endanger innocent lives.
外交官は対立が武力紛争にエスカレートする恐れがあったときに「思慮分別は勇気の最良の部分である」ことを認識し、無実の命を危険にさらす無謀な関与よりも戦略的撤退を選んだ。
The company was criticized for its reckless disregard for environmental regulations.
その会社は環境規制に対する無謀な無視で批判された。
'McCarthyism' now refers to any politically motivated, reckless accusations.
「マッカーシズム」は現在、政治的動機による無責任な告発を指す。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz