Inattention

Word INATTENTION
Character 11
Hyphenation in at ten tion
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Definitions and meanings of "Inattention"

What do we mean by inattention?

Lack of attention, notice, or regard. noun

Want of attention; failure to fix the mind attentively on an object or a subject; heedlessness; negligence. noun

An act of neglect; failure of courtesy. noun

Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect. noun

Want of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect. noun

An act of neglect; failure of courtesy. noun

Lack of attention noun

Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention

An act of neglect; failure of courtesy.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Inattention

The word "inattention" in example sentences

I've heard a lot the term inattention blindness used a lot - this is what happens, people have their eyes straight ahead, but they see nothing; they're minds are on the phone and their minds are elsewhere. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The current 20-40-year-olds probably won't do politics again; they'll do environmental stuff and bike and have kids, and all the Palin types need is inattention from the moderates/progressives to win. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The real problem is the inattention from the State towards to those faraway areas. ❋ Unknown (2009)

DEAR DISAPPOINTED: Perhaps this chiropractor's inattention is due more to his lack of organizational skills and less a referendum on your marriage. ❋ Washingtonpost.com (2010)

If inattention is the cause for confusion then that's on the inattentive. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The expression of inattention and noninvolvement exhibited by those who are physically close to an encounter in which they are not participants can be observed in an extreme form at times when an individual could join the encounter as far as its participants are concerned, but finds himself “psychologically” incapable of doing so. ❋ ERVING GOFFMAN (1963)

Habitual inattention is sometimes attributed to great genius, but we cannot endorse that idea. ❋ Sophia Orne (1873)

The homegrown Afghan insurgency was defeated in the 2001 invasion but allowed to regroup during several years of what Obama and his advisers call inattention by the Bush administration. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Yes, he has no chance, but the inattention is a mistake. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And so, if you can get people to step back and practice conscious inattention, which is really what I tell you how to do in this book, you'll find that things come to you. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Such inattention, which is sufficiently dangerous in the handling of any piece of mechanism, is deadly in its peril when those who are guilty of it navigate the air. ❋ Claude Grahame-White (1919)

ADHD, a condition characterized by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness, affects 4 percent of school-age children worldwide. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Fitzgerald has eyes too, I assure you, and eyes that know how to speak; he has a look of saucy unconcern and inattention, which is really irresistible. ❋ Unknown (1769)

The homegrown Afghan insurgency was defeated in the 2001 invasion but allowed to regroup during several years of what Obama and his advisers call inattention by the ❋ Unknown (2010)

Drivers using cell phones experience a form of cognitive distraction, called inattention blindness, where they "look, but don't see." ❋ Unknown (2010)

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