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31abandon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. relinquish, resign, give up, forgo, surrender, discontinue, waive, abdicate; leave, quit, evacuate, withdraw (from); desert, forsake, maroon, discard, drop; let go, throw up, pull out of, have done …
32impulsive — [[t]ɪmpʌ̱lsɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as impulsive, you mean that they do things suddenly without thinking about them carefully first. He is too impulsive to be a responsible prime minister... Avoid making an impulsive decision.… …
33precipitate — adj Precipitate, headlong, abrupt, impetuous, hasty, sudden as applied to persons or their acts or be havior denote characterized by excessive haste and unexpectedness. Precipitate especially stresses lack of due deliberation; sometimes it… …
34hastiness — noun 1. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) he soon regretted his haste • Syn: ↑haste, ↑hurry, ↑hurriedness, ↑precipitation • Derivationally related forms: ↑hurried ( …
35impetuosity — noun rash impulsiveness • Syn: ↑impetuousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑impetuous, ↑impetuous (for: ↑impetuousness) • Hypernyms: ↑impulsiveness …
36impetuousness — noun rash impulsiveness • Syn: ↑impetuosity • Derivationally related forms: ↑impetuous (for: ↑impetuosity), ↑impetuous • Hypernyms: ↑impulsiveness …
37impulsive — adjective Date: 15th century 1. having the power of or actually driving or impelling 2. a. arising from an impulse < an impulsive decision > b. prone to act on impulse < an impulsive young man > 3. acting momentarily Synonyms: see spontaneous •… …
38precipitate — I. verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin praecipitatus, past participle of praecipitare, from praecipit , praeceps Date: 1528 transitive verb 1. a. to throw violently ; hurl < the quandaries into which the releas …
39Mental disorder — Classification and external resources Eight women representing prominent mental diagnoses in the 19th century. (Armand Gautier) ICD 10 F …
40Mania — This article is an expansion of a section entitled Mania from within the main article Bipolar disorder. For other uses, see Mania (disambiguation). Manic episode Classification and external resources ICD 10 F30 …
