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nonattention

nonattention noun: failure to pay attention; ignoring or avoiding an issue, etc.

Noun

nonattention (uncountable)

  1. Failure to pay attention; ignoring or avoiding an issue, etc.

Origin of nonattention

From non- + attention.

Questions about nonattention

What does nonattention mean?
Nonattention means failure to pay attention; ignoring or avoiding an issue, etc.
What part of speech is nonattention?
Nonattention is a noun.

Words near nonattention in the dictionary

  1. nonattendee
  2. nonattendees
  3. nonattender
  4. nonattenders
  5. nonattending
  6. nonattention
  7. nonattentional
  8. nonattentive
  9. nonattenuated
  10. nonattenuation
  11. nonattenuative

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