"inattention" meaning in English

See inattention in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: inattention [singular], inattentions [plural]
Etymology: in- + attention Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|in|attention}} in- + attention Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Inattention is not enough attention or not being able to pay attention.
    Sense id: simple-inattention-en-noun-~Zy0AGyF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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