Definition of Intrepid

The word bold It is a term that in our language can be used to refer to that individual who is not afraid of the dangers that may suddenly arise in life, or in what concerns the performance of some special and risky activity, for example some extreme sport, among others.

Person who is not afraid of danger and acts with courage and valor

And on the other hand, it is also possible to use the word when you want to express that someone is daring, reckless, when it comes to acting, behaving, which is the same as saying reckless, because they expose themselves to danger without need.

The intrepid person has a remarkable courage, valor and willpower which is what will make it easier for you to submit to the most difficult environments and situations without fear of failing in that attempt.

As obstacles generally cause fear in people, the disposition of courage is what allows a person to neutralize fear and move forward with the proposed action.

Now, it should be noted that intrepid is not a word that is widespread in our language to precisely express the indicated issues.

The reality is that to express such a situation we tend to use a much more popular and widespread term, such as brave and that it is the most recognized synonym of the word at hand.

The concept of brave is the one that we usually use when we want to express that an individual stands out for his courage, and therefore does not show fear when acting, or before what is to come and will have to face.

For the brave it is natural to invest efforts to achieve things for himself, or for the environment that surrounds him.

So, intrepid, as well as its more popular synonym, brave, can be used to account for those actions that imply significant courage and daring.

Throwing yourself into the sea to save the life of a drowning person is intrepid, brave.

Entering a house that is on fire to save an elderly person, likewise, is to be intrepid.

The opposite concept of intrepid is prudentsince it refers to that person who is characterized by act cautiously and moderately.

Person who acts with serious risks to his own life and that of third parties

And with regard to the second meaning attributed to this word, associated with the concept of reckless, which we explained above, we must say that it is used to qualify a person who displays risky behavior for himself and also for third parties.

This also speaks of an enormous imprudence on the part of the person who does not take dimensions of it, acts irrationally and without measuring the consequences that these acts lacking in reason may have, and that as such can directly threaten his life, and as we already said that of others close.

For example, a person who drives a car under the influence of alcohol in which he is also traveling with his family, made up of his wife and two small children, will be demonstrating an attitude like the one just described.

Clearly, if a person drives drunk he will have a certain chance of being involved in an accident that could injure or kill him and the people traveling with him.

The aforementioned is one of the main causes of road accidents in the world, and despite the campaigns and controls, it is a reality that this action depends entirely on the conscience of the individual, knowing that what they are doing is reckless and which can cause serious damage to him and his family.

There is a recurring action on the part of this profile that is to never attend to the suggestions and warnings of the risks involved in the action they carry out.

Although people are daily subjected to dangers that we can and cannot control, it is important that with respect to the former, we always act conscientiously and prudently, beyond our courage and daring, or that we believe that nothing bad can harm us. never pass

As we can see, not necessarily being fearless can be a virtue or something positive, it can also have a negative connotation.

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