"inattention" meaning in English

See inattention in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: inattentions [plural]
Etymology: From French inattention. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|inattention}} French inattention Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} inattention (countable and uncountable, plural inattentions)
  1. Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: disregard, heedlessness, neglect Translations (want of attention): невниманив (nevnimaniv) [neuter] (Bulgarian), onoplettendheid [feminine] (Dutch), huomion puute (Finnish), inattention [feminine] (French), inattenzione [feminine] (Italian), ശ്രദ്ധക്കുറവ് (śraddhakkuṟavŭ) (Malayalam), antort [feminine] (Manx), meehastey [masculine] (Manx), meehastid [masculine] (Manx), meerioose [feminine] (Manx), neuarrey [masculine] (Manx), neugheill [masculine] (Manx), neuhastid [masculine] (Manx), uoppmerksomhet [masculine] (Norwegian), uoppmerksemd [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), nieuwaga [feminine] (Polish), niedbałość [feminine] (Polish), inatención [feminine] (Spanish)
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  2. An act of neglect; failure of courtesy. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (an act of neglect): laiminlyönti (Finnish) Translations (failure of courtesy): descortesia [feminine] (Catalan), huomaamattomuus (Finnish), décourtoisie [feminine] (French), discourtoisie [feminine] (French), descortesía [feminine] (Galician), scortesia [feminine] (Italian), descortesia [feminine] (Portuguese), descortesía [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-inattention-en-noun-zNv~ltQ9 Disambiguation of 'an act of neglect': 22 78 Disambiguation of 'failure of courtesy': 13 87

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