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inattention

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From French inattention.

noun inattentions

  1. countable, uncountable Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention

    Similar: disregard, heedlessness, neglect

  2. countable, uncountable An act of neglect; failure of courtesy.

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noun lack of attention

Españolinatención
Portuguêsinatenção
Françaisinattention
Italianoinattenzione

noun failure of courtesy

Portuguêsdescortesia
Françaisdécourtoisie, discourtoisie
Italianoscortesia

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"inattention." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inattention. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

inattention. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/inattention

Chicago

"inattention." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inattention.

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@misc{inattention_2026,
  title = {inattention},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inattention},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}