unwiseness

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unwiseness - the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

folly, foolishness

trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

indiscretion, injudiciousness - the trait of being injudicious

fatuity, fatuousness, silliness, absurdity - a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior"

asininity - the quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with stubbornness

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"He has had a very salutary lesson in relation to the unwiseness of being precipitous in relationships," said the defence barrister.

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Big Parliamentary majorities are rare when Britons are wary of elective dictatorships, underlining the unwiseness of May's zealots boasting about topping Thatcher's 144 majority in 1983.