"unlistening" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈlɪs.ən.iŋ/, /ʌnˈlɪs.nɪŋ/
enPR: lĭs'ən, lĭs'n Etymology: From un- + listening. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|listening}} un- + listening Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unlistening (not comparable)
  1. Not listening. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (not listening): ignoring, indifferent, unheedful
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          "ref": "1891, Bret Harte, chapter 4, in A First Family of Tasajara:",
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          "ref": "1904, William Henry Hudson, Green Mansions, chapter XX:",
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