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incoscienza

recklessness

noun een-koh-SHEN-tsah Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Origin: From in- (negation) + coscienza 'conscience, awareness'

Also means

unconsciousness

Usage Note

Incoscienza can mean either 'unconsciousness' (the medical state of being unaware/knocked out) or, more commonly, 'recklessness, irresponsibility' — che incoscienza! ('what recklessness!'). Context determines the sense. It is a feminine noun; plural: le incoscienze (rare in the recklessness sense, which is usually uncountable).

Examples

"Guidare così è pura incoscienza."

Natural Translation

Driving like that is pure recklessness.

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