ill-advisedness
Lacking sound counsel
The quality of being unwise or poorly thought out.
Ill-advisedness suggests a decision or action that should have been reconsidered: The ill-advisedness of the merger became clear within months.
The noun form is less common than the adjective ill-advised, but serves when you need to name the quality itself rather than describe something possessing it.
Unwise conduct
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- shortsightednessInability to see distance
- unwisdomAbsence of good judgment
misjudgment · poor judgment · thoughtlessness · injudiciousness · folly · irresponsibility · carelessness · heedlessness
Sorrow over past actions
- backfireYield unintended consequences
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- aftermathResults following an event
hindsight · lesson · warning · cautionary tale · setback · failure · fiasco · disaster
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- prematureOccurring before expected
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- unwiseLacking sound judgment
misguided · uninformed · naive · overconfident · stubborn · headstrong · obstinate · pigheaded
foolishness
Unwise conduct
- imprudenceUnwise decision-making
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- shortsightednessInability to see distance
unwisdom · misjudgment · poor judgment · thoughtlessness · injudiciousness · folly · irresponsibility · carelessness · heedlessness · rashness
regret
Sorrow over past actions
- backfireYield unintended consequences
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- repercussionIndirect result of action
aftermath · hindsight · lesson · warning · cautionary tale · setback · failure · fiasco · disaster · debacle
hasty
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- prematureOccurring before expected
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
unwise · misguided · uninformed · naive · overconfident · stubborn · headstrong · obstinate · pigheaded · willful
ill-advisednesswisdom
Good judgment from experience
prudence · good judgment · sagacity · judiciousness · advisability
advise, advised, advisedly, ill-advised, advice, advising, adviser, advisor, advisory