"disattention" meaning in English

See disattention in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: disattentions [plural]
Etymology: dis- + attention Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|attention}} dis- + attention Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} disattention (countable and uncountable, plural disattentions)
  1. Lack of attention; failure to pay attention. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-disattention-en-noun-8AwqszaN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-

Inflected forms

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