Incaution
/ɪnˈkɔː.ʃən/noun
Lack of caution; carelessness or heedlessness.
Did you know?Incaution is a real English word built from Latin roots meaning “not” + “care,” so even its structure encodes the idea of a mind that failed to guard itself.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
incautus
“unwary, heedless, not on guard”
Late Latin
Latin
incautio
“want of caution; heedlessness”
Old French
Old French
incaution
“heedlessness, lack of caution”
14th-15th Century
English
incaution
“carelessness, want of caution”
Modern English
English
incaution
“lack of caution; heedlessness”
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