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BNC: 33026 COCA: 18567

inattention

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inattention /ˌɪnəˈtɛnʃən/ noun
inattention
/ˌɪnəˈtɛnʃən/
noun
Learner's definition of INATTENTION
[noncount]
: failure to carefully think about, listen to, or watch someone or something : lack of attention注意力不集中;疏忽;漫不经心

— inattentive

/ˌɪnəˈtɛntɪv/ adjective [more inattentive; most inattentive]

— inattentively

adverb

— inattentiveness

noun [noncount]
BNC: 33026 COCA: 18567

inattention

noun

in·​at·​ten·​tion ˌi-nə-ˈten(t)-shən How to pronounce inattention (audio)
: failure to pay attention

Example Sentences

Many traffic accidents are the result of driver inattention. They lost several potential clients through their inattention to detail.
Recent Examples on the Web Both reports bore down hard on the programs’ inattention to phonics. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 Each week of gestational age was associated with 6% lower hyperactivity scores and 5% lower scores for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, cognitive problems or inattention, according to the report. Julie Washington, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2022 The scale includes symptoms of ADHD, hyperactivity, oppositional behavior, inattention and cognitive problems. Julie Washington, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2022 Speed, reckless driving and inattention are to blame. Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2022 Many of us will continue to struggle with inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity while navigating this painfully distracting and traumatising world. Dr Sanah Ahsan, refinery29.com, 6 June 2022 Folk etymology holds that these two idioms, which in different ways imply inattention to more important tasks, arose from the same situation – someone assigning busywork to others, to prevent them from being idle. Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2022 Usually, doctors are trained to attribute rambunctiousness and inattention to ADHD, but it’s been found that Black girls are usually cast off as just being defiant and lazy. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 5 July 2022 Items that get posted on the Internet can potentially rear their ugly heads repeatedly, time not being a barrier and nor inattention. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1670, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inattention was circa 1670
BNC: 33026 COCA: 18567

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