Synonyms for inattention
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-uh-ten-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn əˈtɛn ʃən |
Définition of inattention
Origin :- 1710, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + attention.
- noun heedlessness
- Our pleasures are but the stolen moments we can snatch from its inattention.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- At first she was tempted to turn away her eye with carelessness and inattention.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- Artois felt suddenly that Gaspare had some perfect excuse for his inattention.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- Consciousness is opposed to habit, inattention, sleep, death.
- Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
- He asked her pardon for his inattention; he had been dreaming of a possible happiness!
- Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
- In these, as in all exercises, there is an inattention to general instructions.
- Extract from : « The Teacher » by Jacob Abbott
- An inattention to this rule has given a heaviness to the group before us.
- Extract from : « The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings » by John Trusler
- Maxwell felt the inattention in his wife's tone and looked up.
- Extract from : « The Story of a Play » by W. D. Howells
- And yet how mortifying is the very suspicion of inattention and disrespect.
- Extract from : « The English Spy » by Bernard Blackmantle
- It was too warm in the church stuffed with people, and the inattention was general.
- Extract from : « Ten Tales » by Franois Coppe
Antonyms for inattention
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