Meaning
recklessness; unconsciousness
- Recklessness, rashness, or utter disregard for consequences
- State of being medically unconscious
In a sentence
Guidare a quella velocità con la pioggia è pura incoscienza.
Driving at that speed in the rain is pure recklessness.
Il ferito è rimasto in stato di incoscienza per diverse ore.
The injured person remained unconscious for several hours.
Non agire con questa incoscienza quando sono in gioco vite umane.
Do not act with such recklessness when human lives are at stake.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| incoscienza | feminine · singular |
| incoscienze | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Spelled with -scie-, preserving the Latin stem, like coscienza.
- In everyday usage, it more often means 'recklessness' than physical loss of consciousness.