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inattention

inattention noun: lack of attention, or failure to pay attention.

Noun

inattention (countable and uncountable, plural inattentions)

  1. Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention
  2. An act of neglect; failure of courtesy.

inattention meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam

inattention in Tamil

கவனமின்மை, கவனம் செலுத்தாமை, கவனக்குறைவு

inattention in Urdu

عدم توجہی, بےرخی, ڈھیل, تغافل

inattention in Telugu

inattention, disregard, neglect
నిర్లక్ష్యం nirlakṣyaṁ

inattention in Malayalam

lack of attention
ശ്രദ്ധക്കുറവ് śraddhakkuṟavŭ
More languagesFewer languages
inattention in Kannada
ಅನವಧಾನ
inattention in Sanskrit
विबोध vibodha

Synonyms of inattention

Forms of inattention

pluralinattentions

Origin of inattention

From French inattention.

Words formed from inattention

Questions about inattention

What does inattention mean?
Inattention means lack of attention, or failure to pay attention.
What is inattention in Tamil?
Inattention in Tamil is கவனமின்மை, கவனம் செலுத்தாமை, கவனக்குறைவு. See Inattention meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is inattention?
Inattention is a noun.
What is the plural of inattention?
The plural of inattention is inattentions.

Words near inattention in the dictionary

  1. inastute
  2. inate
  3. inattackable
  4. inattend
  5. inattendance
  6. inattention
  7. inattentional
  8. inattentional blindness
  9. inattentional deafness
  10. inattentionally
  11. inattentionally blind

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inattention (page history and authors); inattention (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inattention (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); నిర్లక్ష్యం (Telugu) (page history and authors); inattention (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); विबोध (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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