inattention

English

Etymology

From French inattention

Noun

inattention (countable and uncountable, plural inattentions)

1. Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect.
2. An act of neglect; failure of courtesy.

Translations

want of attention

• French: inattention (fr) f

• Norwegian: uoppmerksomhet (no) m

References

• inattention in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• inattention in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• intentation

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French

Etymology

in- +‎ attention.

Pronunciation

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Noun

inattention f (plural inattentions)

1. inattention

Further reading

• “inattention” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).