Acting against or opposed to prudent or wise judgment; reckless or imprudent in nature.
From anti- (against) + prudential (from Latin prudentia, meaning foresight or wisdom). The term emerged in philosophical discourse to describe actions or attitudes that contradict careful, sensible decision-making.
This word reveals how languages create opposites not just by negating concepts, but by showing resistance to them—it's not just 'not prudent' but actively 'against prudence,' suggesting defiance rather than mere absence.
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