inaction
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See also: in action
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Morphologically in- + action.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
inaction (countable and uncountable, plural inactions)
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
lack of action or activity
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References[edit]
- “inaction”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “inaction”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
inaction f (plural inactions)
Descendants[edit]
- Russian: безде́йствие (bezdéjstvije), безде́ятельность (bezdéjatelʹnostʹ) (calques)
Further reading[edit]
- “inaction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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