noun

adventurism

adventurism

His foreign policy was criticized as reckless adventurism.

His foreign policy was criticised as reckless adventurism.

((noun)) a tendency to take risks, especially in politics or business His policy was criticized as adventurism.

Synonyms: recklessness, risk-taking; Antonyms: caution, prudence

From 'adventure' plus the suffix '-ism', which denotes a practice, system, or philosophy.

Think of '-ism' as an ideology. Adventurism is the ideology of taking risky 'adventures', often with negative connotations in politics or finance.

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