The state or quality of being reckless or heedless, of taking unnecessary risks.(noun)
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Use "recklessness" in a sentence
"At an appearance in the East Room at the White House today, President Obama expressed his outrage, noting that AIG is in financial distress, and in need of taxpayer money, because of what he called recklessness and greed."
"The CBN had, also on August 14, sacked the chief executive officers of five banks and their executive directors, for what it described as recklessness and laxity in the management of the institutions."
"The "recklessness" is obvious, but he's also very empathic."