adj

rash

adj

Acting too quickly without thinking through the consequences.

"Quitting your job without a backup plan was a rash decision."

"Don't make any rash promises you can't keep."

noun

An area of irritated, reddened skin, sometimes with bumps or blisters.

"The soap gave her a rash on her arms."

"The doctor prescribed cream for the rash."

A sudden series of similar events, usually unwelcome ones.

"There's been a rash of burglaries in the neighborhood."

How to Use Rash

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishHasty and unthinking, a skin irritation, or a sudden burst of similar events.

Common pairings

a rash decision a rash of complaints break out in a rash skin rash

Word Forms

rasher comparative, more rash comparative, rashed past tense, rashed past tense, rashed past tense, rashes plural, rashes plural, rashes singular, rashes singular, rashes singular, rashest superlative, most rash superlative

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Etymology

Possibly from Old English *ræsc, related to words meaning "to move quickly or flash" — connected to the idea of acting suddenly.

Rhymes for rash

ash lash mash bash cash dash wash hash sash Tash Nash Kash

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