ˌ ̷ ̷kəmzˈpekshən, -mˈsp- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English circumspeccioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French circonspection, from Latin circumspection-, circumspectio, from circumspectus + -ion-, -io -ion
: the quality or state of being circumspect
I was followed or watched by one or other of the Indians, so that great circumspection was needed — W.H.Hudson †1922