imprudence
Other forms: imprudences
Imprudence sometimes gets people in trouble, because it means a lack of care or thoughtfulness. The imprudence of not wearing your gloves in the winter might result in frostbite on your fingers.
A person's imprudence is her tendency to rush headlong into decisions or actions without careful contemplation. Imprudence could lead a couple to get married just a week after meeting each other or a little girl to chase a run-away ball into a busy street. The Latin root word is imprudentem means "not forseeing, unaware, or inconsiderate."
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a lack of caution in practical affairsantonyms:prudencediscretion in practical affairstypes:improvidence, shortsightednessa lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resourcesmyopiaa lack of discernment, insight, or foresightlightheadednessa frivolous lack of prudencetype of:
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Vocabulary lists containing imprudence
Mariam and Laila belong to different generations, but they develop a deep bond as their home city of Kabul, Afghanistan becomes more dangerous.
When avid reader Catherine Morland is invited to Northanger Abbey, she expects that her experiences there will mirror those of a heroine in a Gothic novel. Instead, Catherine must navigate the intricate rules and expectations of high society. Read the full text here.
In this comedy of manners — Jane Austen's first — Elinor and Marianne Dashwood struggle to make their way in the world after their father's death leaves them impoverished.