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
Example sentences :
  • 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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