inattention
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French inattention.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]inattention (countable and uncountable, plural inattentions)
- Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention
- Synonyms: disregard, heedlessness, neglect
- An act of neglect; failure of courtesy.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]lack of attention — see also disattention
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an act of neglect
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failure of courtesy — see also discourtesy
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References
[edit]- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “inattention”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “inattention”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]inattention f (plural inattentions)
Further reading
[edit]- “inattention”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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