noun
Meaning 1
A lack of caution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
incaution
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UK: /ɪnˈkɔːʃən/
noun
Meaning 2
the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: incautiousness
Antonyms: caution
Broader terms: carelessness, sloppiness
Narrower terms: unwariness, imprudence
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English caution English incaution From in- + caution.