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incaution

American  
[in-kaw-shuhn] / ɪnˈkɔ ʃən /

noun

  1. lack of caution; heedlessness; carelessness.


Etymology

Origin of incaution

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

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

From The Guardian Aug. 18, 2017

That accounts for her caution and his incaution.

From Time Magazine Archive

Never one to mince words, Dr. Schacht was often frank to the point of incaution.

From Time Magazine Archive

No one, however, could accuse the Swedes of haste or incaution last week when they completed this year's science awards, worth $192,000 apiece.

From Time Magazine Archive

Either the original impossibility of the plan, or the indolence or incaution of those who carried it out, had exposed the government to more than ridicule.

From The History of Tasmania , Volume II by West, John

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