"imprudence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪmˈpɹuːdn̩s/ Forms: imprudences [plural]
Etymology: From im- + prudence. From Middle French imprudence, from Latin imprudentia. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|prudence|alt1=im-}} im- + prudence, {{der|en|frm|imprudence}} Middle French imprudence, {{der|en|la|imprudentia}} Latin imprudentia Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} imprudence (usually uncountable, plural imprudences)
  1. (uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (quality or state of being imprudent): неблагоразумие (neblagorazumie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), imprudència [feminine] (Catalan), Leichtsinn [masculine] (German), Nachlässigkeit [feminine] (German), απρονοησία (apronoïsía) [feminine] (Greek), абайсыздық (abaisyzdyq) (Kazakh), абайламаушылық (abailamauşylyq) (Kazakh), аңғалдық (añğaldyq) (Kazakh), imprudentia [feminine] (Latin), imprudência [feminine] (Portuguese), imprudencia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-imprudence-en-noun-mCDM6sZf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 80 20 Disambiguation of 'quality or state of being imprudent': 93 7
  2. (countable) An imprudent act. Tags: countable, usually Translations (imprudent act): непредпазливост (nepredpazlivost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), imprudència [feminine] (Catalan), imprudência [feminine] (Portuguese), imprudencia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-imprudence-en-noun-UlGccKF5 Disambiguation of 'imprudent act': 17 83

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