incaution

[ in-kaw-shuhn ]

noun

1. lack of caution; heedlessness; carelessness.

Word History and Origins

Origin of incaution¹

First recorded in 1705–15; in- ³ + caution

Example Sentences

By “insulating incaution” from consequence, he wrote, “the doctrine formalizes a rights–remedies gap through which untold constitutional violations slip unchecked.”

From Slate

When Trump addressed a law enforcement group in 2017 on Long Island he urged incaution in policing.

From Washington Post

When Mr. Biden became Mr. Obama’s vice president, his incaution by turns frustrated White House aides and cemented Mr. Biden’s standing as a kind of incorrigible tale-telling uncle, prone to exaggeration or profanity on a live mic.

From New York Times

That many birders are tight-lipped is a good thing, of course, because the cost of incaution can be disappointment or tragedy.

From New York Times

Three senior economists at the IMF, an organisation not known for its incaution, published a paper questioning the benefits of neoliberalism.

From The Guardian