imprudence

noun
/ɪmˈpɹuːdn̩s/

Etymology

From im- + prudence. From Middle French imprudence, from Latin imprudentia.

  1. derived from imprudentia
  2. derived from imprudence

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being imprudent

    The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.

    • [Hamilton were to have said:] nothing but a permanent body can check the imprudence of democracy.
  2. An imprudent act.

    • At about the age of twenty-three, to crown his other imprudences, he married, without improving his reduced circumstances thereby.
    • Yes, for six months he threw all his medicines in the fire, and designedly committed all sorts of imprudences.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA