wantonness
/ˈwɑntənnəs/
noun
- The quality or state of being deliberate, unprovoked, and without good reason, especially in causing harm or damage.
- The wantonness of the destruction shocked the entire community.
- The judge condemned the wantonness of the crime, calling it senseless violence.
- Historians noted the wantonness of the army's attacks on civilian areas.
- Lack of restraint or control; excessive or uncontrolled behavior.
- The garden's wantonness made it look wild and untamed.
- The wantonness of their spending led to bankruptcy.
- Her wantonness at the party embarrassed her friends.
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