inattention

inattention
Synonyms and related words:
accidia, acedia, apathy, ataraxia, ataraxy, callowness, carelessness, casualness, childishness, culpa, culpable negligence, default, delinquency, dereliction, detachment, disconformity, disinterest, dispassion, disregard, disregardfulness, distractedness, distraction, diversion, divided attention, easygoingness, failure, heedlessness, immaturity, imprudence, inadvertence, inadvertency, inadvisability, inconsideration, incuriosity, indiscreetness, indiscretion, indiscrimination, inexcitability, inexpedience, injudiciousness, inobservance, insouciance, irrationality, laches, lack of affect, lackadaisicalness, laissez-faire, lapse, laxity, laxness, listlessness, looseness, mindlessness, neglect, neglectfulness, negligence, nonadherence, nonchalance, noncompliance, nonconformance, nonconformity, nonfeasance, nonfulfillment, noninterference, nonobservance, nonperformance, nonrestriction, omission, overlooking, oversight, permissiveness, pococurantism, pompousness, poor stewardship, procrastination, puerility, reasonlessness, recklessness, regardlessness, remissness, senselessness, slackness, slight, sloth, stuffiness, thoughtlessness, unanxiousness, unconcern, unintelligence, unmindfulness, unobservance, unreason, unreasonableness, unrigorousness, unsensibleness, unsolicitousness, unsoundness, unthoughtfulness, unwisdom, unwiseness, withdrawal of attention, witlessness

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  • inattention — [ inatɑ̃sjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1662; de 1. in et attention ♦ Manque d attention. Un instant, une minute d inattention et l accident arrive. Imprudent par inattention. ⇒ distraction, inadvertance, insouciance, légèreté, négligence. Faute, erreur d… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Inattention — In at*ten tion, n. [Pref. in not + attention: cf. F. inattention.] Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect. [1913 Webster] Novel lays attract our ravished ears; But old, the mind inattention hears. Pope.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inattention — index dishonor (nonpayment), disinterest (lack of interest), disregard (unconcern), disuse, inconsideration …   Law dictionary

  • inattention — (n.) 1710, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + ATTENTION (Cf. attention) …   Etymology dictionary

  • inattention — [in΄ə ten′shən] n. failure to pay attention; heedlessness; negligence …   English World dictionary

  • Inattention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inattention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inattention inattention inconsideration Sgm: N 1 inconsiderateness inconsiderateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 oversight oversight Sgm: N 1 inadvertence inadvertence inadvertency …   English dictionary for students

  • inattention — n. inattention to (inattention to detail) * * * [ˌɪnə tenʃ(ə)n] inattention to (inattention to detail) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • inattention — (i na tan sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1°   Défaut d attention. C est pure inattention de sa part.    Faute commise par inattention. •   Si, dans la nouvelle géographie d Hubner, on trouve que les bornes de l Europe sont à l endroit où …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • inattention — in|at|ten|tion [ˌınəˈtenʃən] n [U] lack of attention ▪ a moment of inattention inattention to ▪ inattention to detail …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • INATTENTION — s. f. Défaut d attention. Il a fait cette faute par inattention. C est pure inattention …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • INATTENTION — n. f. Défaut d’attention. Il fait cette faute par inattention. C’est pure inattention de sa part …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

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