heroics
noun [plural] /hɪˈrəʊ.ɪks/
/-ˈroʊ-/ mainly disapprovingDefinition
› dangerous or silly actions that are only done to make other people admire you: I was in no mood for heroics after my fall and skied very slowly down the mountainside.Doing things without fear or proper thought
(Definition of heroics noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bravado noun
- desperado noun
- devil-may-care adjective
- foolhardy adjective
- hothead noun
- impetuous adjective
- impulsive adjective
- like lemmings idiom
- like there is/was no tomorrow idiom
- precipitate adjective
- precipitately adverb
- precipitation noun (QUICK ACTION)
- rash adjective
- reckless adjective
- second thought noun
- snap adjective
- throw caution to the wind/winds idiom
- trigger-happy adjective
- with no thought for sth idiom
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