Inattention
[ɪnə'tenʃ(ə)n] or [,ɪnə'tɛnʃən]
Definition
(n.) Want of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Inadvertence, heedlessness, thoughtlessness, inconsiderateness, carelessness, neglect, absence of mind.
Checker: Sinclair
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See ATTENTION]
Editor: Melinda
Examples
- So to speak, there was in these respects a curious inattention in my mind. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- However, she still bore with unclouded mood the chidings her inattention brought upon her. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She endeavoured to persuade herself that she did not regret it; but she could no longer be blind to Miss Bingley's inattention. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- A curious passive inattention had such possession of her, that the presence of her little sister in the room did not attract her notice for some time. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- But he was profoundly mortified by the lady's inattention to him during their stay at Brussels. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Marianne has not shyness to excuse any inattention of hers, said Elinor. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- With all my rudeness and inattention I could not get rid of Lord Frederick Beauclerc. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
Editor: Samantha