risk-taking

== English == === Alternative forms === risktaking === Adjective === risk-taking (comparative more risk-taking, superlative most risk-taking) Prone to engaging in risky behaviour or unafraid to do things with uncertain outcomes. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === risk-taking (uncountable) The practice or tendency of doing things that are risky or have uncertain outcomes. 2007, David E. Woodward, quoted in I've Got This Friend Who: Advice for Teens and Their Friends on Alcohol, Drugs, Eating Disorders, Risky Behavior, and More (ed. Anna Radev), Hazelden (2007), →ISBN, page 48: Unfortunately, these are the types of risks kids and teens are most likely to take, when risk-taking can seem like a cool way to be independent or escape problems. ==== Translations ====