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Foolhardiness

Courage without sense or judgment; foolish rashness; recklessness.

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Desperation 76% connected

The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rash 74% connected

To pull off or pluck violently.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rash 74% connected

To pull off or pluck violently.

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Rashness 92% connected

The quality or state of being rash.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Adjudication noun · 78% connection

the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented

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Affirmation noun · 78% connection

a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand

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Audita querela unknown · 78% connection

A writ which lies for a party against whom judgment is recovered, but to whom good matter of discharge has subsequently accrued which…

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Demoralization noun · 78% connection

The act of corrupting or subverting morals. Especially: The act of corrupting or subverting discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the st…

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Despond verb · 78% connection

To give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or depressed; to ta…

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Diagnosis noun · 78% connection

Critical perception or scrutiny; judgment based on such scrutiny; esp., perception of, or judgment concerning, motives and character.

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Disapprove verb · 78% connection

To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; to censure; a…

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Encourage verb · 78% connection

To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to i…

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Final decision noun · 78% connection

a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforc…

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Final judgment noun · 78% connection

a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforc…

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Folly noun · 78% connection

The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind.

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Foolish adjective · 78% connection

Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; as, a foolish act.

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Fortitude noun · 78% connection

That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity w…

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Hastiness noun · 78% connection

The quality or state of being hasty; haste; precipitation; rashness; quickness of temper.

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Hazardry noun · 78% connection

Rashness; temerity.

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Heart noun · 78% connection

The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, and the like; rarely, the…

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Infatuate verb · 78% connection

To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment.

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Insensate adjective · 78% connection

Wanting sensibility; destitute of sense; stupid; foolish.

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