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incautiousness
This term describes a specific lack of prudence or a tendency to act impulsively without considering potential risks. It carries a negative connotation of negligence or recklessness, often implying a character flaw rather than a one-time mistake. It is typically employed in formal or clinical contexts to describe behavioral patterns.
As an abstract quality, this noun is uncountable. It refers to a general state of being rather than a discrete event. To describe a single instance of this behavior, one must use a partitive construction such as a moment of incautiousness or an act of incautiousness.
Meanings
Examples
His sheer incautiousness led to the accidental leak of the company secrets.
I cannot believe your incautiousness in leaving the vault door unlocked.
The patient suffered a relapse due to an incautiousness regarding their medication schedule.
Such incautiousness in a high stakes environment is simply unacceptable.
Such incautiousness in a high stakes environment is simply unacceptable.
Maybe my own incautiousness is what got me into this mess.
The knight was praised for his bravery but criticized for his incautiousness in battle.
Her incautiousness with money often left her broke by the middle of the month.
The report highlighted the extreme incautiousness of the previous administration.