rash

CEFRB2

/rˈæʃ/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An area of red, irritated skin.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Done without thinking carefully about the results.

Examples

  • You will soon regret your rash conduct.

  • I got a rash from cosmetics.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Of corn or other grains: so dry as to fall out of the ear with handling.

  2. Requiring swift action; pressing; urgent.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.

More examples

In context

  • Three days later a rash appeared.

  • He came out in a rash because of an allergy.

  • She applied rash cream on herself to reduce the irritation.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

His blank decision to invest all his savings in a risky stock caused huge losses.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

The adjective is derived from Middle English rash, rasch (“hasty, headstrong, rash”) [and other forms], probably from Old English *ræsċ (“rash”) (found in derivatives such as ræsċan (“to move rapidly; to flicker; to flash; to glitter; to quiver”), ræsċettan (“to crackle, sparkle”), etc.), from Proto-West Germanic *rask, *raskī, *rasku, from Proto-Germanic *raskaz, *raskuz, *raþskaz, *raþskuz (“rash; rapid”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run, roll”). The Middle English word was probably influenced by the cognates listed below. The adverb is derived from Middle English rashe (“quickly, rapidly”), from rash, rasch (adjective) (see above). Cognates * Dutch ras, rasch (“rash”) * Middle...