incaution

== English == === Etymology === From in- +‎ caution. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkɔːʃən/ === Noun === incaution (usually uncountable, plural incautions) A lack of caution. 1720, Alexander Pope, translating Homer, The Iliad, Book 23, Adamant 2000, p. 473: Lest through incaution failing, thou mayst be / A joy to others, a reproach to me. ==== Related terms ==== incautious