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Webster 1913 Edition
Inattention
Inˊat-ten′tion
,Noun.
[Pref.
in-
not + attention
: cf. F. inattention
.] Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect.
Syn. – Inadvertence; heedlessness; negligence; carelessness; disregard; remissness; thoughtlessness; neglect.
– Inattention
, Inadvertence
. We miss seeing a thing through inadvertence when do not happen to look at it; through inattention when we give no heed to it, though directly before us. The latter is therefore the worse. Inadvertence may be an involuntary accident; inattention is culpable neglect. A versatile mind is often inadvertent; a careless or stupid one is inattentive. Inˊat-ten′tive-ly
, adv.
Inˊat-ten′tive-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inattention
INATTEN'TION
,Noun.
Novel lays attract our ravished ears,
But old, the mind with inattention hears.
Definition 2024
inattention
inattention
English
Noun
inattention (plural inattentions)
- Want of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect.
- An act of neglect; failure of courtesy.
Translations
want of attention
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References
- inattention in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- inattention in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913