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Webster 1913 Edition
Inaction
In-ac′tion
,Noun.
[Pref.
in
. not + action
: cf. inaction
.] Lack of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness.
Berkeley.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inaction
INAC'TION
,Noun.
Definition 2024
inaction
inaction
See also: in action
English
Noun
inaction (countable and uncountable, plural inactions)
Related terms
Translations
want of action or activity
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References
- inaction in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- inaction in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
French
Noun
inaction f (plural inactions)
Descendants
- Russian: безде́йствие (bezdéjstvije), безде́ятельность (bezdéjatelʹnostʹ) (calques)