foolishness

• Существительное, обозначающее качество или состояние неразумности, неосмотрительности или отсутствия здравого смысла, часто приводящее к опрометчивым поступкам или глупым ошибкам.

A noun referring to the quality or state of being unwise, imprudent, or lacking good judgment, often resulting in rash actions or stupid mistakes.

uncountable

1. Stupid or rash behaviorB1formal

   The quality or trait of acting in a way that lacks good sense or judgment.

   Глупость

   • His foolishness cost him the job.
   • She regretted her foolishness in trusting a stranger.
   • The decision was made out of pure foolishness.

   Synonymsabsurdityfollyfooleryidiocyimprudencemadnessnonsenserashnessrecklessnessstupidity

   Antonymsjudgmentprudencesagacitysensewisdom

2. A stupid mistakeB1informal

   An action or decision that is unwise and often leads to negative consequences.

   Глупость

   • Forgetting the keys was a moment of foolishness.
   • He laughed off his foolishness at the party.
   • That was a foolishness he would not repeat.

   Synonymsblundererrorfollygaffeindiscretionmistakeslipstupidity

   Antonymsjudgmentprudencewisdom