imprudence

n.

1. The quality or condition of being unwise or indiscreet.
2. An unwise or indiscreet act.

IN BRIEF: Carelessness.

Imprudence gets us into more trouble than actual misdeeds do. — Mason Cooley, U.S. aphorist.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a lack of caution in practical affairs
  Antonym: prudence (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - uklogskab, uforsigtighed, ubetænksomhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
onvoorzichtigheid

Français (French)
n. - imprudence

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unklugheit, Unüberlegtheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αφροσύνη, απερισκεψία

Italiano (Italian)
imprudenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - imprudência (f)

Русский (Russian)
неблагоразумие, опрометчивый поступок

Español (Spanish)
n. - imprudencia, indiscreción, descuido

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - oklokhet, oförsiktighet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
轻率行为

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 輕率行為

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경솔, 경솔한 언행

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 軽率, 軽率な言行, 生意気

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حماقه, طيش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חוסר שיקול-דעת, נמהרות, אי-נבונות, חוסר זהירות‬

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