rash
adjective · noun · verb
Simple meaning
Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks.
Pronunciation
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rashIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹæʃ
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.
noun
dermatologymedicine
An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash.
figuratively
An irregular distribution or sprinkling of objects resembling a rash (sense 1).
figuratively
An outbreak or surge in problems; a spate, string, or trend.
verb
intransitive
To move forcefully, hastily, or suddenly; to dash, to rush.
transitive
To forcefully move or push (someone or something) in a certain direction.
transitive
To break (something) forcefully; to smash.
transitive
To emit or issue (something) hastily.
intransitive
Chiefly followed by against, at, or upon: To collide or hit.
Chiefly followed by away, down, off, out, etc.: to pluck, pull, or rip (something) violently.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Formality
- Technical
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.
Used this way, rash is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It quietly approves while staying precise.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Careful and exacting
- Usage feel
- Precise and approving
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use rash
- “Rash words spoken in the heat of debate.”adjective
- “There has been a rash of vandalism lately.”noun
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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Obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity.
An itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins.
Any red eruption of the skin.
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Synonyms
noun
Sense: area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid
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