Definition
Acting or behaving without thinking about danger or consequences; careless and irresponsible.
Etymology
From Old English 'recceløas,' combining 'recce' (care) and 'løas' (without/less). The word originally meant 'without care or heed' and has maintained that meaning for over a thousand years.
Kelly Says
Recklessness in teenagers isn't actually stupidity—it's brain biology: the prefrontal cortex (judgment center) doesn't fully develop until age 25, which is why young people are genetically designed to take more risks.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
roekeloos
ROO-ke-loos
AMአማርኛ
ዕድሜ አይቆጥርም
edme ay-kot-rim
ARالعربية
متهور
mut-ta-WIR
BGБългарски
безразсъден
bez-raz-SUD-en
BNবাংলা
বেপরোয়া
be-po-ro-ya
CACatalà
temerari
te-me-RA-ri
CSČeština
bezstarostný
bez-sta-ROS-nee
DADansk
hensynsløs
hen-syns-loes
DEDeutsch
leichtsinnig
laikht-ZIN-nikh
ELΕλληνικά
απερίσκεπτος
a-pe-RIS-kep-tos
ESEspañol
temerario
te-me-RA-rio
ETEesti
hoolimatu
hoo-li-ma-tu
EUEuskara
arduragabe
ar-du-ra-ga-be
FAفارسی
بیپروا
bi-par-vaa
FISuomi
huimapäinen
hui-ma-pai-nen
FRFrançais
téméraire
te-me-RER
GLGalego
temerario
te-me-RA-rio
HIहिन्दी
लापरवाह
laap-ra-vaah
HRHrvatski
nepromišljen
ne-pro-mish-lyen
HUMagyar
gondtalan
gond-TA-lan
IDBahasa Indonesia
ceroboh
che-ro-boh
ITItaliano
temerario
te-me-RA-rio
LTLietuvių
neapdairus
ne-ap-DAI-rus
LVLatviešu
neapdomīgs
ne-ap-do-MIGS
MNМонгол
болхигүй
bol-khi-guй
MSBahasa Melayu
melulu
me-lu-lu
MYမြန်မာ
လက်မလည်
let-ma-lai
NLNederlands
roekeloos
ROO-ke-loos
NONorsk
hensynsløs
hen-syns-loes
PLPolski
lekkomyślny
lek-ko-MYSHL-ny
PTPortuguês
imprudente
im-pru-DEN-te
RORomână
nechibzuit
ne-kib-zu-IT
RUРусский
безрассудный
bez-ras-SUD-ny
SKSlovenčina
bezstarostný
bez-sta-ROS-nee
SLSlovenščina
nepremišljen
ne-pre-mish-lyen
SRСрпски
непромисљен
ne-pro-mish-lyen
SVSvenska
vårdslös
vor-SLOES
SWKiswahili
pasipo tahadhari
pa-si-po ta-ha-dha-ri
TEతెలుగు
అవివేకి
a-vi-vay-ki
TRTürkçe
pervasız
per-va-SIZ
UKУкраїнська
безрозсудний
bez-roz-SUD-ny
URاردو
لاپرواہ
laa-par-waah
VITiếng Việt
liều lĩnh
lieu linh