{
    "term": "reckless",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "showing a lack of care about danger and the possible results of your actions",
            "sensetop": "reckless with something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He showed **a reckless disregard for** his own safety."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was a good rider, but reckless."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to cause death by **reckless driving**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She threw herself into the game with **reckless abandon**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had always been reckless with money.",
                    "contextForm": "reckless with something"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "rash",
            "topics": ["Danger"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrekləs/",
                "audio": "re/reckless/reckless__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrekləs/",
                "audio": "re/reckless/reckless__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English reccelēas, from the Germanic base (meaning ‘care’) of reck ‘pay heed to something’."
}