unüberlegt
ill-considered
Not carefully thought through and decided or expressed without sufficient consideration.
EXAMPLE
Sein Vorgehen war unüberlegt.
His approach was ill-considered.
unüberlegt
ill-considered
unüberlegt – unüberlegter – am unüberlegtesten
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry unüberlegt, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | unüberlegt |
|---|---|
| comparative | unüberlegter |
| superlative | am unüberlegtesten |
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Word formation
'Unüberlegt' (ill-considered) consists of the prefix 'un-' and 'überlegt' (considered), the adjectival form of the participle of 'überlegen' (to consider). The prefix 'un-' negates the quality.
EXAMPLE
Eine unüberlegte Entscheidung kann später Probleme verursachen.
An ill-considered decision can cause problems later.
Typical collocations
'Unüberlegt' (ill-considered) is especially common with decisions, remarks, and actions. Typical collocations are 'eine unüberlegte Entscheidung' (an ill-considered decision), 'eine unüberlegte Bemerkung' (an ill-considered remark), and 'unüberlegt handeln' (to act without thinking).
EXAMPLE
Seine unüberlegte Bemerkung verletzte mehrere Kollegen.
His ill-considered remark offended several colleagues.
Adverbial use
'Unüberlegt' (ill-considered) can also directly describe how someone does or says something. In that case, it is used with verbs such as 'handeln' (to act), 'reagieren' (to react), 'antworten' (to answer), or 'entscheiden' (to decide), and its form does not change.
EXAMPLE
Sie reagierte unüberlegt und sagte sofort zu.
She reacted without thinking and immediately agreed.
Er hatte unüberlegt gehandelt.
He had acted without thinking.
In real life
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