inattention
Contents
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French inattention
Noun[edit]
inattention (countable and uncountable, plural inattentions)
- Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention
- An act of neglect; failure of courtesy.
Translations[edit]
want of attention
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an act of neglect
failure of courtesy
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References[edit]
- inattention in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- inattention in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
inattention f (plural inattentions)
Further reading[edit]
- “inattention” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
