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inaction

/ɪnˈækʃən/

Where it comes from

From French inaction.

Morphologically in- + action.

noun inactions

countable, uncountable Lack of action or activity or labor The school's inaction further sanctions this misbehavior.
Similar: idleness, rest, inertness, inertia · Opposite: action

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: inactiveness, inactivity, inactive, apathy, lack, immobility, deficiency, passivity, silence, stagnation, failure, passiveness, indifference, negligence, neglect, nothing

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noun lack of action or activity

Español	inacción
中文	不作為 /不作为 bùzuòwéi
Português	inação
Français	inaction
Deutsch	Untätigkeit, Tatenlosigkeit, Trägheit, Nichtstun
Italiano	inazione
Ελληνικά	αδράνεια adráneia, απραξία apraxía
Română	inacțiune
Русский	безде́йствие bezdéjstvije

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@misc{inaction_2026,
  title = {inaction},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inaction},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}