waywardness

/ˈweɪ.wə(ɹ)d.nəs/ noun

The quality of being wayward.

Word Origin From way + -ward 'turning' — wayward literally means 'turning away from the path.' Waywardness is the state of being willfully off-course. The -ward suffix also appears in toward, forward, and backward, all about direction. The root *wert- 'to turn' gives us weird (originally 'fate, that which turns out'), worth, and convert.

noun The quality of being wayward. countable

Her waywardness often led her to make impulsive decisions without considering the consequences.

(名词) 任性;倔强;固执;乖张;刚愎

她的任性常常导致她做出冲动的决定,而不考虑后果。

(sustantivo) rebeldía; indisciplina; desobediencia; voluntariedad [La cualidad de ser díscolo, rebelde o voluntarioso.]

Su carácter díscolo a menudo la llevaba a tomar decisiones impulsivas sin considerar las consecuencias.

(nom) indiscipline; entêtement; caprice; caractère rebelle [Caractère de ce qui est capricieux, rebelle, indocile ou difficile à maîtriser.]

Sa waywardness la poussait souvent à prendre des décisions impulsives sans en mesurer les conséquences.

(Substantiv) Eigensinn; Widerspenstigkeit; Unberechenbarkeit [die Eigenschaft, eigenwillig, unberechenbar oder schwer lenkbar zu sein.]

Ihre **waywardness** führte sie oft zu impulsiven Entscheidungen, ohne die Konsequenzen zu bedenken.

(名詞) 気ままで扱いにくい性質;わがまま

彼女のわがままな性格は、結果を十分考えずに衝動的な決断をさせることも多かった。

(substantivo) rebeldia; insubmissão; voluntariedade; capricho; teimosia [A qualidade de ser rebelde ou voluntarioso.]

Sua rebeldia frequentemente a levava a tomar decisões impulsivas sem considerar as consequências.

Word parts: way + ward + ness

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