What is the meaning of rash?

noun

  • Any red eruption of the skin.
  • A series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences.
    • usage: "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits"

adjective

  • Imprudently incurring risk. "do something rash that he will forever repent- George Meredith
  • Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences.
    • usage: "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans-Macaulay; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"
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